- Maker
- Mellen, Martha Fitch (age 10)
- Date made
- ca. 1829
- Origin
- Cambridge, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Buttonhole, Drawn work, Long, Whip.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: some with ampersand. Simple stitched lines. Inner double saw tooth border with arcaded strawberry border on top and bottom and small rose border on both sides.
- Inscription
- Martha Fitch Mellen / Cambridge born May 27th 1819 / While with little busy fingers / Words and letter I strive to make / Time not a single moment lingers / Even to mark the pains I take / Since then my time is fleeting fast / I'll waste it not for soon tis past //
- Length With Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 16"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #2001.0283 Gift of George Nixon Black, Jr
- Owner
- Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, ME
- Owner Private
- Woodlawn Museum
