- Maker
- Wadsworth, Catherine (age 12)
- Date made
- 1798
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross stitch over two and over one.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: lowercase missing J. Numbers 1-10. Various small cross bands. Row of trees at bottom All this done in a stitched box with a meandering vine and flower border. Then another stitched box with an outer wavy border.
- Inscription
- Catherine Wadsworth Aged 12 years / Done in the 23rd year of the Indepenc / of the United States of America AD 1798 / 'Tis education forms the tender mind / Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclind / /
- Length Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1987.48.0 Obtained from Ebenezer Alden House Antiques
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
