- Maker
- Barker, Maria N.
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Queen, Eyelet, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: all with 26 letters. Simple stitched lines. A large urn with flowers on the bottom L, a two story house with two chimneys on the R with a gated fence between. An arcaded floral border on both sides with a wider arcaded border at top and bottom.
- Inscription
- (On the third line L): Sept. 18, 1830 (On the R): Maria N. Barker / (Above the fence at the bottom): Make every day a critic on the past / And live each hour as if it were your last. //
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- #1840.1.20
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society