- Maker
- Fox, Clarissa (age 12)
- Date made
- 1835
- Origin
- Hampton, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross over 2, Cross over 1, Algerian eye.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: all have both the J and U. 2nd ends at Y. The background for alphabet 2 is solidly stitched. 1 cross band and a solidly stitched horizontal rectangle after the third alphabet. Border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvas move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. (In a heart shaped cartouche on the R): Clarissa Fox / ag'd 12 years / Feb. 21 1835 / (In a square on the L): David Fox born Nov 19 1788 / Rhoda W Fuller born Feb 28 1795 / were married May 18. 1817 / Joel Fox born May 18. 1818 / Clarissa Fox born Feb 21. 1823 / Edwin Fox born Dec 17 1824 / Harriet Fox born Feb 17 1828
- Length Without Frame
- 17 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1986.128.2 Purchased
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
