- Maker
- Eaton, Hannah (age 10)
- Date made
- 1813
- Origin
- Dedham, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes.......... Verse #373 (var). 1791. Page 301.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: 26 letters plus ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Various stitched lines. Diamond and small flower motifs. Large basket of flowers at center bottom with smaller flower motifs on each side. Triple arcaded zig zag border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Oh! god of Mercy grace and truth / Guard and Protect a Child in youth / Through lifes Perplexing thorny road / Conduct me safe to thine abode / Executed by Hannah Eaton Ag'd 10 AD 1813 //
- Length Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #0010 Gift of Fernald Hutchins in 1954. Photo by M.S. Frazier
- Owner
- Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, MA
- Owner Private
- Dedham Historical Society
