- Maker
- Stiles, Sally (age 18)
- Date made
- ca. 1805
- Origin
- Salisbury, CT US
- Stitches
- Satin, Encroaching satin, Long and short, French knot.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In an oval cartouche containing a scene of a boy, holding a shepherd's crook, sits on a hill near a small lake. His dog is on the R and two sheep are on the L. A tree is on the R. The sky, boy's face and water are painted. The cartouche is outlined with dark gray sequins. A border of roses and leaves on a thorny vine tied with a bow at the top encircles the scene.
- Inscription
- No inscription.
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1968.33.2 Gift of Elsie M. Miles
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
