- Maker
- Foster, Hannah (age 11)
- Date made
- 1814
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linsey-Woolsey
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script and lowercase missing the J. Numbers 1-11 & 1-8 on one line. various stitched lines and small cross bands. Inner and outer cross stitch border with a meandering leaf inner border.
- Inscription
- The only amaranthine flower that blooms / on earth is virute , the only lasting treas - / ure truth. / Hannah Foster Aged 11 . AD 1814
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift to the Society
- Owner
- Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA
- Owner Private
- Beverly Historical Society
