ELIZABETH - RICHARDS - IS - MY - / NAME - NEW - ENGLAND - IS -MY - STA / TION - DEDHAM - IS - MY - DWELLING - P / LACE - AND -CHRIST - IS - MY - SALVATI / ON - 1758 - WAS - THE - YEAR - I - WAS -BO / RN - IN - AND - THE - 1O - / OF - MARCH - WA / S - THE - DAY -AND - IN - THE - 12 - YEAR - / OF - MY - AGE - I - WROUGHT - THIS - WI / TH - MY - NEEDLE-123456789&I - WISH / MY - SKILL - HAD - BEEN - BETTER - I - WOU / LD - HAVE MENDED - EVERY - LETTER //

Maker

Richards, Elizabeth (age 12)

Date made

1770

Origin

Dedham, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No Verse #128. 1630. Page 271.

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: each missing the J. Various stitched lines. Cross stitch border all 4 sides.

Inscription

ELIZABETH - RICHARDS - IS - MY - / NAME - NEW - ENGLAND - IS -MY - STA / TION - DEDHAM - IS - MY - DWELLING - P / LACE - AND -CHRIST - IS - MY - SALVATI / ON - 1758 - WAS - THE - YEAR - I - WAS -BO / RN - IN - AND - THE - 1O - / OF - MARCH - WA / S - THE - DAY -AND - IN - THE - 12 - YEAR - / OF - MY - AGE - I - WROUGHT - THIS - WI / TH - MY - NEEDLE-123456789&I - WISH / MY - SKILL - HAD - BEEN - BETTER - I - WOU / LD - HAVE MENDED - EVERY - LETTER //

Length Without Frame

8 1/2"

Width Without Frame

7 1/2"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#0008 Gift in 1938 Photo by M.S. Frazier

Owner

Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, MA

Owner Private

Dedham Historical Society