- Maker
- Gates, Elizabeth (age 9)
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- Newport, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing J. Numbers 1-6 Simple stitched lines. One small basket of flowers motif. A two story house with two chimneys at center bottom. A tree on each side. Saw tooth border with a small design at the tip of each point, all four sides.
- Inscription
- Elizabeth Gates / was Born febuary the 16 / 1809 And made this in the / Ninth Year of her Age 1817 / O may I Rejoice in the Lord / In my Youth and Let my / Soul take hold of truth / /
- Length Without Frame
- 11 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #01.138
- Owner
- Newport Historical Society, Newport, RI
