- Maker
- Coggeshall, Martha (age 10)
- Date made
- 1818
- Origin
- Stamford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets. Numbers 1-10 three times. Motto in center with diamond motifs at bottom.
- Inscription
- Martha Coggeshall Molly Aged 10 Years / Stamfor. Connecticut August 29, AD 1818 / By Pactice united with industry, everything / is redered easy. The next task that is set you, / will be easier than the present, the third than the / second, and thus you will go on, until what at / present appears a difficulty, you will be pleased / with your increasing powers of memory, and / every new accession you make to its stores // will be a fund to draw upon for the remainder / of your life.
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1947.5 Gift of Adelaide Milton deGroot
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society