- Maker
- Cheney, Clarissa (age 14)
- Date made
- 1788
- Origin
- East Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block missing the J. One stitched line. No border.
- Inscription
- CLARISSA CHENEY IS MY * NAME WITH MY NEDLE WORK / ED THE SAME AND IF MY SKILL HA / D BEEN BETTER i SHOULD / HAVE MENDED EVERY LETTER
- Length Without Frame
- 4"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Historical Owner
- #1979.25.465 Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
