- Maker
- Ripley, Eunice (age 10)
- Date made
- 1792
- Origin
- Tolland, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over two, Algerian eye, Cross over one, Tent, Satin, Gobelin, Outline, Back, Straight.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: two missing J. Lowercase is done down the R side . It has the J but the K is misplaced at the end of the alphabet. Simple stitched lines. At the bottom: a woman wearing a long dress holds a L facing bird. A fruit tree is on the R with birds and a goat beneath. Saw tooth cross band and border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Eunice Ripley was Born / In The Year 1782 / Aged 10 Years October 25 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1950.361.0
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
