Catharine Adams aged 12 years Medway / June 5 in the year 1816 Let virtue be a guide to thee. / Should nature's charm to please the eye / In sweet assemblage join / All nature's charms would droop and die / Jeses compard with thine.

Maker

Adams, Catharine (age 12)

Date made

1816

Origin

Medway, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Linen

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: 2 uppercase script, both incomplete. Heart and diamond motifs. Numbers 1-10 done twice. Stitched lines. At bottom two baskets with flowers, two trees with a large basket of flowers in the center. Saw tooth border all four sides.

Inscription

Catharine Adams aged 12 years Medway / June 5 in the year 1816 Let virtue be a guide to thee. / Should nature's charm to please the eye / In sweet assemblage join / All nature's charms would droop and die / Jeses compard with thine.

Length Without Frame

16 3/4"

Width Without Frame

15 3/4"

Historical Owner

#1916.032.001

Owner

Duxbury Rural & Historical Society, Duxbury, MA

Owner Private

Duxbury Rural & Historical Society