- Maker
- Porter, Rebecca (age 8)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: first missing U. Numbers 1-19. Various stitched lines. Meandering border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Rebecca Porter Aged 8 / Years and 10 Months March / 16 1800 / There is / nothing of more worth / than a mind well / instructed //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1900.7.0 Donated by Kate L. Hayden
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
