- Maker
- Alley, Ruth
- Date made
- 1800-1810
- Origin
- Salem, MA US
- Stitches
- Long and Short, Outline, Franch Knots, Filling, Dot, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A piper playing his horn, and a shepherdess holding her staff, walk through a meadow. 4 sheep are at her feet. Sky and faces are painted.
- Inscription
- (Painted on an eglomised frame): ATTENTION / WROUGHT BY RUTH ALLEY //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 5/8"
- Length With Frame
- 18 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1961.147 Gift of Alice & Emil Ahlborn
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
