- Maker
- Alley, Ruthy (age 13)
- Date made
- 1806
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block missing J. Numbers 1-9. One wide cross band and two lines of narrow cross bands. Single cross stitch border
- Inscription
- I N D U S T R Y / The lovely young Lavinia once had friends / And fortune smild deceiful on her birth / For in her helpless years deprivd of all / Of every stay save innocence and heav'n / Ruthy Alley AE 13 years June 22 1806
- Length Without Frame
- 10 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1961.152 Gift of Alice & Emil Ahlborn
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
