- Maker
- Purton, Eliza
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Strawberry cross band at top with flowers on both sides of an octagon. Four trees across bottom with flowers in R & L corners, a lion in the center and a bird in flight on both sides.
- Inscription
- (In a centered octagon): Mark chap / 10th ver 14 / But when Jesus saw / it, he was much displeas / ed, and said unto them, Suff / er the little children to come / unto me, and forbid them not / for of such is the kingdom / of God. / ELIZA PURTON / M D C C X C V I //
- Length Without Frame
- 11"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1964.114
- Owner
- NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens House, Wethersfield, CT
- Owner Private
- NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum