- Maker
- Skinner, Ann Elizabeth (age 12)
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- CT US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: lowercase with a J. A yellow bird on each side. Number At the bottom third a large cherry(?) tree with an urn of flowers and a large yellow bird on each side. An arcaded strawberry strawberry border across the bottom with a small flower border up the sides and arching over the center.
- Inscription
- (On L): When youths fair season shall be o'er / And scenes of childhood charm no more / My grateful heart with joy shall see / This proof of youthful industry / / (On R): As memory o'er this task shall wake / And retrospective pleasure take / How shall I wish but wish in vain / To enjoy youth's blissful hours again / / (At center near the bottom): Youth loves to deck times naked brow / With a light crown of gilded snow / But in a length of care girt years / The glittering bauble melts to tears / Thus on a mist that veils a stream / The rays of morning faintly gleam / And blending shades of richest dyes / In a soft flowing arch arise / / (At the bottom): Ann Elizabeth Skinner's work AD 1833 AE 12 years
- Length Without Frame
- 13 3/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 15/16"
- Historical Owner
- #1938.24.139 Gift of Mary and Katherine Lord
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
