Ruth Stetson / Gurney In / The Twelth Year Of My / Age A D 1825 // My name tis here the characters agree / And every faithful letter spaks to me / Bids me PrePair to meet my natures foe / Serene to feel the monsters fatal blow //

Maker

Gurnery, Ruth Stetson (age 12)

Date made

1825

Origin

MA US

Stitches

Cross, Satin,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-22. Diamond and strawberry motifs. Various cross bands. A wide center cross band with birds, strawberry plants, birds and one small tree. Across the bottom a saw tooth green border with a tall fir tree and two animals on both L and R.

Inscription

Ruth Stetson / Gurney In / The Twelth Year Of My / Age A D 1825 // My name tis here the characters agree / And every faithful letter spaks to me / Bids me PrePair to meet my natures foe / Serene to feel the monsters fatal blow //

Length Without Frame

32.7 cm

Width Without Frame

32.8 cm

Historical Owner

#02.014 Gift of Mabel Gurney Clark and Francis Lyman Clark in memory of the donors mother Susan N. Ward Clark and grandparents Nahum & Ruth S. (Gurney) Ward.

Owner

Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Owner Private

Massachusetts Historical Society