- Maker
- Howe, Frances B. (age 12)
- Date made
- ca.1830's
- Origin
- Newburyport, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: 4 without the J and the U. Numbers 1-16, 1-14 and 15-23. Various cross bands. Rose and leaf arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- The rose is fragrant but it fades in time / The violet sweet but quickly past the prime / White lilies hang their heads and soon decay / And whiter snow melts rapidly away / Such and so withering is our blooming youth / (On the L): E L H / born sept / 27 1820 (On the R): G W H / born (At center bottom): F R A N C E S B H O W E / Aged 12 Years //
- Owner
- Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Old Newbury