- Maker
- Swift, Mercy B.
- Date made
- 1804
- Origin
- New England US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #94 1785 Page #267
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J, with ampersand. All others complete. Numbers 1-10. Various cross bands. Reversing arcaded acorn border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Mercy B Swift born Feb.y 28th / 1796 _ she performed the above in / May 1804 . / 'Tis education forms the common mind; / just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclin'd. //
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Owner
- Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, CA
- Owner Private
- Ojai Valley Museum