- Maker
- Beck, Hannah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1751
- Origin
- Newbury, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #490. 1708. Page 316
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk & Linen
- Predominent Motif
- Several alphabets with stitched lines for each row. Cross borders. At bottom a scene of Adam & Eve and the serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, with animals and birds on the ground.
- Inscription
- Hannah Beck was born September the 27 1739 Aged 12 years. Hannah Beck is my name and England is my nation Newbury is my dwelling place and Christ is my salvation. When I am dead and laid in grave and all my bones are rotten, When this you see remember me that I may never be forgotten //
- Length With Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 20"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #1971-02-36
- Owner
- Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT
- Owner Private
- Litchfield Historical Society
