- Maker
- Tuel, Sarah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1781
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #129. 1707. Page 271.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: no J or U. In a center rectangle a two story house with a couple in colonial dress standing on each side. Cross bands of flowers, and birds and flowers. Meandering floral border flow from a large double handled pot at the bottom R and L corners, a large yellow bird at the center top.
- Inscription
- Sarah Tuel Was Born April 25, 1769 / and made this in July the 20, 1781 / This needle work of mine can tell / When I was young I learned well / And by my elder I was taught / Not to spend my time for naught. //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #43.010
- Owner
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
