Stone, Clarissa (age 10)

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Maker
Stone, Clarissa (age 10)
Date made
1813
Origin
Litchfield, CT. US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script with many double and triple letter. Numbers 1-15. Simple stitched lines. Small triangle motifs. Trefoil border all four sides.
Inscription
C L A R I S S A S T O N E Aged / 10 Years Litchfield December 9th / 1813
Length Without Frame
7 1/2"
Width Without Frame
10 1/4"
Historical Owner
#97.12.1 Gift of Robert E. Anderson in memory of G. Leroy Maltby 1997
Owner
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Owner Private
Mattatuck Museum