- Maker
- Hall, Hannah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Satin, Reverse Tent.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 block alphabets: one with 26 letters, Q not q: other missing the j, has long style s. One script alphabet: to W; missing J. Numbers 1-11. Rows are separated by simple cross bands. Lower section has flower baskets, trees, birds, dogs. Border across top and down both side of geometric trefoil vine, with a simple geometric band on the inner edge and a saw tooth band on the outer edge.
- Inscription
- Hannah . Hall . / AE 12 .1803 . //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*T12186 Gift of Mrs. Gladys M. Cox.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History