- Maker
- Huse, Sarah Araline (age 6)
- Date made
- 1813
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Hem, Drawn
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets. Numbers 1-10. Various cross bands and stitched lines. Narrow border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Beauty soon grows / familiar to the eye / Virtue alone has / charms that never / die // (Note: verse from British playwright William Congreve's "The Mourning Bride" 1697 //
- Length Without Frame
- 9 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 6 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1974-685 Bequest of Grace Hartshorn Westerfield
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg