- Maker
- Bosworth, Olive (age 10)
- Date made
- 1795
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 32 Verse 140
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing the J, one with an ampersand. Numbers 1-10. All done in a three sided saw tooth stitched panel with cross bands. At the top a basket of flowers. Reversing arcaded border with flowers all four sides.
- Inscription
- Olive Bosworth is my name / and with my needle I work the same / A time to work my parents give / I will ne'er forget it while I live //
- Length Without Frame
- 9 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 14"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1975-86-4 Gift of Mrs. Robert Mercer
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 32 Verse 140
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
