- Maker
- Flint, Emma H. (age 13)
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- Ashburnham, MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each 26 letters. Numbers 1-12. Family register done in saw tooth central rectangle with floral spray border on both sides and across top and flower motifs across bottom.
- Inscription
- ///Family Record/// Thomas Hobart born in Hingham August 14, 1765 / Emma Wilder his wife in Hingham August 20, 1771 / / Ebenezer Flint born in Ashby Mar 3 1788 / / Emma Wilder his wife in Hingham August 3 1793 / / Emma H. Flint born in Ashburnham March 11 1814 / / The births of this our family / I've wrought with careful hand / May not the dreaded hour be near / That breaks our social band / / But when the day of life is past / The little hours thats given / May we all but meet at last / A family in Heaven. / / Wrought by Emma H. Flint Ashburnham October 4, 1827
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- #2005.463.1 Gift of Virginia F. Thors
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
