- Maker
- Seguine, Martha G. (age 8)
- Date made
- 1843
- Origin
- Staten Island, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets. Numbers 1-17. Simple stitched lines. Various small motifs. Across the bottom a centered basket with flowers and two birds perched on top. A flower design in both corners. Small border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (On L): Blossoms and / fruits and flowers / together rise....... / And the whole / year in gay con / fusion lies....... (In an arcaded cartouche in the center): Wrought / by / Martha G Seguine / ag'd 8 years / Westfield Staten Island / July 23rd 1843 / (below): No deep laid Plot adorns this humble page / But seem's adapted to my sex and age //
- Length Without Frame
- 11.250"
- Width Without Frame
- 11.250"
- Historical Owner
- #90.025.0002 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seguine Smith
- Owner
- Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, NY
- Owner Private
- Historic Richmond Town/Staten Island Historical Society
