- Maker
- Bunnell, Martha (age 8)
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Numbers 1-(1)0. Inscription is flanked by 2 flowering plants. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- The loss of gold is much / The loss of time is more / But losing Christ is such a / Loss as no man can restor (sic) / Martha Bunnell / Aged 8 years //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*77906 Gift of Mrs. Henry Clarke Coe.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution
