- Maker
- Spear, Betsy 1802-1885 (age 15)
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- New Ipswich, NH US
- Stitches
- Split, Straight, Bullion Knots, Cross, Back, Satin, French Knots, Rococco Stitch.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verses #660. 1798. Page 338. Verse #705. 1807.Page 344.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: two with ampersands. Center: Family Record. Verse in lower third. Large rose border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Family Record / / Joseph Spear__born Oct 2, 1774 married June 22 to Elizabeth / Adams who was born Dec 13, 1778_____Joseph Spear died Aug the / 14 . AD / 1818 in the 44th year / of his age. / Their Children. / Betsy Spear___born April 22, 1802. / Lyman Spear____born Jan 13, 1804 / Lucinda Spear___born March 6, 1806. / Joseph A Spear___born Feb 6, 1808. / Would you the bloom of youth should last / It's virtue that must bind it fast, / Virtue hath charms which ne'er decay, / Though youth and beauty fade away. / Wrought by Betsy Spear of New Ipswich A.D. 1817 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18.25"
- Width Without Frame
- 18.5 "
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1998.013.01 Bequest of Florence Althey Fisher
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
