(On the end of line #2): 1 8 3 5 (At the center): Amelia Hotchkiss Sheffield aged 8 years // (Note: In her later years Miss Sheffield was member #68 in the newly organized chapter in Connecticut of the National Society of The Colonial Dames in America). //

Maker

Sheffield, Amelia Hotchkiss

Date made

1835

Origin

Old Saybrook, CT US

Stitches

Cross, Herringbone

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J. Two ampersands. Various wide and narrow cross bands. At the center bottom a gazebo stands on a green lawn, a large tree on both sides and two facing birds and a small tree above. On the L a large 3 story building (school)? with two chimneys and a tiled yard. On the R four smaller attached 3 story buildings with 2 small trees a bird perched on each. Leaf border all four sides.

Inscription

(On the end of line #2): 1 8 3 5 (At the center): Amelia Hotchkiss Sheffield aged 8 years // (Note: In her later years Miss Sheffield was member #68 in the newly organized chapter in Connecticut of the National Society of The Colonial Dames in America). //

Length Without Frame

11 7/8"

Length With Frame

13 1/8"

Width Without Frame

17 1/2"

Wdith With Frame

18 1/8"

Original Frame

No

Historical Owner

Gift of Miss Grace Pratt

Owner

Old Saybrook Historical Society, Old Saybrook, CT

Owner Private

Old Saybrook Historical Society