- Maker
- Sterns, Charlotte (age 13)
- Date made
- 1808
- Origin
- Ashburnham, MA (?) US
- Stitches
- Hem, Cross, Satin, Straight.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-7, 8-11. Simple stitched lines and narrow cross bands. Flower motifs and two pine trees. Diamond border on both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Charlotte Sterns born Sept 8th 1795 / How blest the maid whom circling years improve / Her god the object of her warmest love / / Whose useful hours successive as they glide / The book the Needle and the Pen divide //
- Length Without Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the museum in 2002
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village
