- Maker
- Graff, Letisha (age 10)
- Date made
- 1797
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #42. 1755. Page 261.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: alternating upper & lowercase, no J. Uppercase block no J or U. Numbers 1-11. Various heart and flower motifs with a large design at left bottom with large strawberries and flowers. Hemstitch border with an outer border of strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Can I forget the hand that first did lay my mean foundation / out of dust or clay. Thomas Graff Letisha Graff / the daughter of ________ / Graff was born the 8th day of / February 1787 Asa and Sarah and Martha and / John and William and Deborah my brothers and / sisters 1797 //
- Owner
- NSCDA-CA Octagon House, San Francisco, CA
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-CA Octagon House