- Maker
- Rowland, Caroline (age 12)
- Date made
- 1822
- Origin
- US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #645 (2). 1794. Page 336.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: upper, lower case and script with ampersands. Numbers 1-10. Various cross bands. Heart and flower motifs at the bottom. Reversing arcaded strawberry border on three sides and a reversing arcaded border across the top with a heart in the center. .
- Inscription
- May I govern my Passions with absolute sway / And grow wiser and better as life wears away / Caroline P Rowland aged 12 years August 21 / AD 1822 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1937.4.220 Bequest of Virginia Palmer
- Owner
- Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
