- Maker
- Eddy, Mary
- Date made
- 1816
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Tent, Algerian eye, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 153
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 26 letters. Numbers 1-10. Single tent stitch line border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Mary Eddy . Providence August 1816 / The Contrast / Virtue alone has that to give / Which makes it joy to die or live / But vice can only that supply / Which makes it pain to live or die. / /
- Length Without Frame
- 18.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #2008.0161
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 153
- Owner
- Smithsonian, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
