- Maker
- Perkins, Charlotte
- Date made
- ca. 1800-1810
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Long and short, Padded satin, Encroaching satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Chenille, Metallic.
- Predominent Motif
- This shield is surrounded by a wreath of laurels. At the top a silver eagle with outstretched wings hovers over a swag of roses. A pineapple sits at the top of a tapered shield, wheat swags and laurel leaves or palm fronds below. On the chevron a lions head above 3 horses heads.
- Inscription
- (In the banner on the L): VIRTUE ALONE (In the banner on the R): ENNOBLES (In the center banner): PERKINS (Done at the Patten School, Hartford, CT
- Length Without Frame
- 25 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 21 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1949.5.0 Donated by Helen Lathrop Perkins
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Name of School
- Patten School, Hartford, CT
