- Maker
- Tunis, Mary Elisabeth (age 11)
- Date made
- 1843
- Origin
- Englishtown, Monmouth Cnty, NJ US
- Stitches
- Crpss, Queen
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: #2 missing the Z. Simple stitched lines. A large floral motif of roses at the center bottom. Reversing arcaded carnation border across the top and strawberries? on both sides.
- Inscription
- Mary Elisabeth Tunis Aged 11 years / O Memory thou fond deceiver / Still importunate and vain / To former joys recurring ever / And turning all the past to pain //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Length With Frame
- 16 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 16 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2024 Bequest of Serena May North Hutchinson Estate
- Owner
- Phillips Museum, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
