- Maker
- Terrell, Adaline S. (1830-1867)
- Date made
- 1851
- Origin
- Covington Cnty, MS US
- Stitches
- Cross over two
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both with 26 letters. Numbers 1-6. One floral band that curves upward at both ends. Large flower and leaf border and a cross stitch outer border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Teach me to feel another's woe / To hide the fault I see / That mercy I to others show / That mercy show to me. / Adaline S Terrell. / Mrs Amanda M Peyton / Zion Seminary Mississippi / 1851 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 5/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2010.100 Museum purchase and partial gift of Mrs. Bettianne Sweeney
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg