- Maker
- Fowler, Martha (age 9)
- Date made
- 1804
- Origin
- Jamestown, RI US
- Stitches
- Satin, Chain, Cross, Running, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: lowercase has the long and short style S. Numbers. Simple stitched lines, one wide diamond cross band and one eyelet stitch cross band. Diamond motifs. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Idleness brings want and / shame but peace plenty and / love of our friends are the / reward of the industrious. / Martha Fowler August 2 / 1804 Aged 9 //
- Length Without Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1975.003.001 Purchased
- Owner
- Jamestown Historical Society, Jamestown, RI
- Owner Private
- Jamestown Historical Society
