- Maker
- Towne, Mary
- Date made
- ca. 1820
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Hem, Heringbone, Cross, Straight, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: some double letters, one ampersand. Numbers 2-8. At center bottom: birds, crown, flowers, small tree. All done in a scroll bordered rectangle on both sides and across the top and a solid border across the bottom. Wide outer flower border down both sides with 5 large flowers across top.
- Inscription
- C E M I / / / Friends must part & friendship sigh / Although it knows not how to die. / Wrought by Mary Towne
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.38 Purchased
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village
