- Maker
- Simmons, Ann (age 10)
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Algerian eye.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #617. 1784. Page 333.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase missing the J and U, Q not q. Last alphabet ends with R. Numbers 1-11. Simple stitched lines and one carnation cross band. One tree motif. No border.
- Inscription
- Let Virtue Be A Guide / To Thee / Ann Simmons / her Work aged / ten Years 1791 //
- Length Without Frame
- 10"
- Width Without Frame
- 4 3/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #79.7962 Gift of Mrs. John H. Murray in honor of John and William Wood.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
