- Maker
- Brisco, Maria H. (age 8)
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- Cambridgeport, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse 749. 1815. Page 349.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters plus some extra letters. Numbers 1-13. Various cross bands. Inner and outer border.
- Inscription
- By care alone can be retain'd / The art thou hast slowly gain'd / Be then resolved what so much cost / By indolence shall ne'er be lost. / Maria H. Brisco Aged 8 Years Cambridgeport 1823 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 3/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T1705 Gift of James E. Baker
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum
