- Maker
- Carter, Lavinia (age 10)
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each 26 letters, one with ampersand. Numbers 1-9. House at center top. Small basket with flowers at center bottom with a flower filled cornucopia on each side. Name is encased in small wreath of small roses. Six small tree motifs at the bottom. Four large roses form a border on both sides.
- Inscription
- Happy the youth whose growing years improve / Who has innocence and virtue for her guide / Wrought by / Lavinia Carter / August 1817 / Aged 10 years //
- Length With Frame
- 17"
- Wdith With Frame
- 13"
- Owner
- Dorchester Historical Society, Dorchester, MA
- Owner Private
- Dorchester Historical Society
