- Maker
- Killams, Harriet (age 10)
- Date made
- 1840
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each complete. Across top a two story house with a small el on the L. A large dog and a fruited tree on either side. At the bottom a centered basket of fruit or flowers with a pine tree and a fruit tree on each side. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides. (See also 3429 done by the same girl two years later)
- Inscription
- (In lower center): O for a closer walk with God / A calm and heavenly frame / A light to shine upon the road / That leads me to the ......? / Harriet Killams Work in the 1oth Year of her age 1840
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury