- Maker
- Collins, Caroline E.
- Date made
- 1814
- Origin
- Litchfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J. Uppercase block and lowercase 26 letters plus ampersand. Numbers 1-29. Double cross stitch border top and bottom. Hem stitch on sides.
- Inscription
- The flowers of the field that quickly fade away, / May well to us instruction yield who die as soon as they. / Then let us think on death, / Though we are young and gay, / For God who gave our life and breath, / Can take them soon away. / Caroline E. Collins 24 May / 1814 //
- Length With Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 9 3/4'
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #1919-26-0
- Owner
- Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT
- Owner Private
- Litchfield Historical Society