- Maker
- Stiles, Sally (age 14)
- Date made
- 1801
- Origin
- Litchfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 1, Cross over 2, Hem, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A band of motifs in the center include large and small flowers, a wreath in the center, a basket of flowers and a vase of flowers. Near the bottom are two facing birds, a flowering bush or tree, very small birds facing each other and a crown and squirrels. Inner flower border with an outer border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In panel 1): Sweet the roseate breath of morn / Sweet the blossom of the thorn / Sweet and useful when it draw / The tender mind to virtues cause / (In panel 2): 1801 / Where Lehigh flows, and feeds / sweet flowers 'twas wrought / in Bethl'hems pleasant bowr's / (at the bottom R): Sally Stiles / aged 14 years
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 10"
- Historical Owner
- #1968.33.1 Gift of Elsie M. Miles
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
