- Maker
- Ridgway, Harriet
- Date made
- ca. 1834
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Long-armed cross, Eyelet, Rice.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #32. 1810. Page 259.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-8 & 9-10. Scattered initials. Flower sprays at bottom. Reversing arcaded strawberry border across top and down both sides, solid stitch border across the bottom.
- Inscription
- Sweet bird thy bower is ever green / Thy sky ever clear / Thy hast no sorrow in thy song / No winter in thy year / Harriet Ridgway //
- Length Without Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Length With Frame
- 21 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19 1/4"
- Owner
- NSCDA Martin House Farm, N. Swansea, MA
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-Martin House Farm