- Maker
- Robinson, Mary (age 10)
- Date made
- 1814
- Origin
- Exeter, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 216 Verse 161
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines. Clusters of strawberries at bottom with birds. . Scallop border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Now while my needle does my hours engage / And thus with care I mark my name and age / Let me reflect though few have been my years / Crowded with sins this narrow space appears / Mary Robinson Aged 10 .
- Length Without Frame
- 11 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 7 16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #98.1780 Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 216 Verse 161
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts