- Maker
- Baker, Lucy (age 14)
- Date made
- 1808
- Origin
- Marlborough, MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Tiffany
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets. Numbers 1-9. Simple stitched lines. At the bottom a large basket of fruit with a tall urn of flowers below with floral sprays on either side and a green lawn. All done in a saw tooth rectangle. Borders of arcaded carnations and an outer saw tooth border.
- Inscription
- The Sun is up the dew is fled / Soon we are numbered with the dead / Improve each moment as it flies / An death will never you surprise. / Lucy Baker Aged 14 Marlborough 1808
- Length Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 15'
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Owner
- The Bridges
- Owner Private
- Sally Bridges