- Maker
- Salter, Emily (age 11)
- Date made
- 1811
- Origin
- Mansfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Petit Point.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #634. 1791. Page 335.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: script uppercase X and W transposed. Uppercase block : 26 letters, long style S. Numbers 1-12: #10 missing the 1. Rows separated by small narrow cross bands. At the bottom a pair of flower baskets on R and L. Simple narrow small flower and leaf border all 4 sides with solidly filled elongated heart shapes at the corners.
- Inscription
- Emily Salter AE 11 1811 / / Tho plung'd in ills and exercised by care / Yet never let a noble mind despair. / For blessing always wait on virtuous deeds / And tho a late a sure reward succeeds. //
- Length Without Frame
- 11 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- TE* H 984 Gift of Mrs. Louise Walcott Knowlton Browne.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution
