- Maker
- Adams, Susan (age 8)
- Date made
- 1813
- Origin
- Grafton, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Chain, French Knot, Satin, Buttonhole, Running, Outline.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #690 1805 Page 342
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets; upper and lowercase, each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-8 and 1-12. Floral arcade across top. Marsh or field design at the bottom with a leaf arcade below. Hem stitched all four sides.
- Inscription
- Let us suppose the virtuous mind a rose, / Which nature plants and education blows / Let virtue prove your never fading bloom, / For mental beauty will survive the tomb / Wrought by Susan Adams Grafton / Aged 8 Years //
- Length Without Frame
- 25 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 28"
- Width Without Frame
- 20"
- Wdith With Frame
- 22"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Sarah Ropes Peabody Turnbaugh
