- Maker
- Tibbits, Caroline Augusta (age 9)
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- Portsmouth, NH US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linsey-woolsey
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 6 alphabets: uppercase script missing J. Numbers 1-7, 8-13 and 1-7. Various narrow and wide cross bands. Border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name to Stand / As the first efforts of an infant hand / And whilst her fingerS on the canvass move / Engage her tender heart to Seek thy love / With thy dear children let her have a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart / Caroline Augusta Tibbits / ae 9 * 1817 / P O R T S M O U T //
- Length Without Frame
- 17.4"
- Width Without Frame
- 11"
- Historical Owner
- #1999.023.03 Gift of Charles H. and Katharine Clay Sawyer
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical
