- Maker
- Hale, Nancy (1785-1808)
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- Litchfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Satin, Long and short, Outline, Ray, Couching, Overlay.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A young woman in an ankle length dress holds long wooden branches in her L hand and a basket of red berries in her R. A stream with a cottage on the far bank is in the R background. Sky and face, and arms are painted.
- Inscription
- N A N C Y H A L E / / T H E C O T T A G E G I R L //
- Length With Frame
- 22"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19"
- Historical Owner
- #1956.63.9 Gift of Ada Louise Taylor
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Name of School
- Sarah Pierce's School, Litchfield, CT
