- Maker
- Emerson, Sophia
- Date made
- 1815
- Origin
- PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Running, Chain, Knot, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 154 Verse 86
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block q not Q, backwards S. 2 trees with a woman sitting beneath. She holds a bunch of flowers. Flowers with birds, grass with more flowers. Name in wreath. Elaborate floral border across top and down both sides and different flower border across the bottom.
- Inscription
- Friendship's a name to few confin'd / The offspring of a noble mind. / A generous warmth which fills the breast, / And better felt than e'er exprest. / Wrought by / Sophia Emerson / Aged 14 years / / 1815
- Length Without Frame
- 26 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1974-42-22 Bequest of Rosalie Coe from the Coe Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 154 Verse #86
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
