- Maker
- Whitman, Ruth (age 14)
- Date made
- 1769
- Origin
- Weymouth, MA (?) US
- Stitches
- Satin, Italian cross var.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase no J or U, q not Q. Wide cross bands across top third with simple lines in bottom half. Saw tooth border nearly gone.
- Inscription
- R U T H * W H I * / T M A N * I S M Y N / A M E * I N * T H E * / 14 Y E A R * O F * / M Y * A G E * 1 7 6 9 //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.75 Gift to the museum in 1967
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village