- Maker
- Foster, Nancy L. (age 13)
- Date made
- 1819
- Origin
- Beverly, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: #1 complete, #2 missing J, has an ampersand, #3 missing J and ends with Y. Numbers 1-13, Simple stitched lines. A few small motifs. No border.
- Inscription
- Seize mortals, seize the transient hour / Improve each moment as it flies. / Life is a short summer - man a flow'r / He dies - Alas how soon he dies / Nancy L Foster / Aged 13. AD 1819
- Length Without Frame
- 11"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
- Owner Private
- Beverly Historical Society