- Maker
- Johnson, Sally (age 10)
- Date made
- 1806
- Origin
- Lunenburg, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Chain, Straight, Herringbone, Tent.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: upper script missing J. Numbers 1-9. Leaves, tree, animals, & flowers in a saw tooth bordered rectangle around verse and alphabets. Outer saw tooth border on all 4 sides with a large floral vine across the top and a small strawberry and saw tooth border down both sides and across the bottom.
- Inscription
- The book the needle and / the Pen divide, The usef / ul hours successive as th / ey glide. / Sally Johnson Aged 10 / Years Lunenburg July / 7th, 1806 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.55 Purchased
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village
