- Maker
- Coggeshall, Esther (age 11)
- Date made
- 1774
- Origin
- Newport, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Herringbone, Queen, Outline, Long-armed cross, Straight.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: each with J and U. S is repeated in second alphabet. Numbers 1-9. Adam & Eve hold an apple beneath the Tree of Knowledge. Large flower motifs, small animals. Saw tooth border at bottom. Arcaded border across top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- (On L): Adam where art / thou (On R): ye shall not die / / (At bottom): Esther Coggeshall is my Name / An So I Tread The Clod / And O that Every Step I take / May Bring me Nearer God / E C in my 11th year A y 1774 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 10"
- Historical Owner
- #1960.25.0 Gift of Mrs. J. A. Higgins
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society