- Maker
- Norie, Jane (age 10)
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- Portsmouth, NH US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Flat, Straight, Eyelet, Cat.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: one missing J, another the u, two end with W. Numbers 1-11 and 12-22. Various stitched lines and cross bands. Two baskets with flowers or fruit. Filled scroll border all four sides.
- Inscription
- How blest the Maid whom circling years improve / Her god the object of her warmest love / Whose hours successive as they glide / The Book the Needle and the Pen divide / / Jan Norie / aged 10 years / 1802
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 18 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 14"
- Wdith With Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #12036.008 Gift of Dorothy Foster
- Owner
- Lexington Historical Society, Lexington, MA
- Owner Private
- Lexington Historical Society