- Maker
- Parsons, Emily (age 9)
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- Northampton, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Feather, Laid, Whip
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 uppercase script alphabet: missing the J. Numbers 1-10. A central oval with two small birds at the top, in the center a shepherdess wearing a pink dress, a white sheep, a partially visible house and a tree. On either side of the oval are baskets of fruit, and at the bottom on a stitched panel pine trees and a lion. Arcaded border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- (On the R): Alas how transient all our earthly store / today we bloom to morrow are no more / (On the L): Emily / Parsons aged 9 //
- Length Without Frame
- 32.6 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 31.6 cm
- Historical Owner
- #68.446
- Owner
- Historic Northampton, Northampton, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic Northampton