- Maker
- Melvin, Eliza D.
- Date made
- 1839
- Origin
- Concord, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Whip, Satin, Tent, Flat, French Knot.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both complete. Numbers 1-9. Various stitched lines and narrow cross bands. Verse in a strawberry cartouche. Baskets and bouquets of flowers across top and bottom. Border of vine with flowers and leaves up both sides.
- Inscription
- From splendid wealth and gaudy show / Not ease nor happiness can flow / Dangers and trials each surround / The beggar low and monarch crowned / Eliza D. Melvin / Concord 1839 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #T1202 Gift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum
