- Maker
- Lewis, Caroline (age 11)
- Date made
- 1834
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, French knots, Drawn thread
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters, uppercase block some double letters and an ampersand. Numbers 1-10. All done in a square with a flower spray in each corner. Floral and vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- May wisdom guide my youthful mind / In virtue's pleasant ways / And may I in gods service spend / The remnant of my days. / Wrought by Caroline Lewis in the / 11th year of her age 1804 / Providence / R.I. //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 20 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 23 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1918.1416 Gift of Miss Mary Wheelwright.
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
