- Maker
- David, Emmeline (age 12)
- Date made
- 1828
- Origin
- Lynn, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each missing some letters. Various cross bands. One flower motif. Diamond border across the top, reversing arcaded strawberry and flower border across the bottom and small flower and leaf border on both sides.
- Inscription
- Next unto God dear parents I address, / My self to you in humble thankfulness, / For all your care and charge on me bestowed, / And means of learning unto me allowed, / Go on I pray and let me still pursue, / the Golden part the vulgar never knew. / Wrought by Emmeline David aged 12 years / Lynn July 11 1828 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 10)
- Historical Owner
- 1963.0055.009 Gift of Miss Alice Crocker
- Owner
- Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, MA
- Owner Private
- Nantucket Historical Association