- Maker
- Kent, Melinda Watson (age 11_
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- Leicester, MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Chain, Cross, Outline, Straight, Queen, Italian Cross, 4-sided, and Eyelet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script, block and lowercase, one ampersand. Numbers 1-(1)0 done twice. All in a hem stitched rectangle with one cross band. Three strawberry plants at the bottom. Saw tooth outer border all four sides with an inner floral border of tulips, roses and other flowers on both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- The twining texture of this thread / Play speak of me when I am dead / But grace not art survives the tomb / and gives the soul immortal bloom. / Melinda W. Kent aged 11 years 1825 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Historical Owner
- #64.1.94 Gift to the museum in 1977
- Owner
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
- Owner Private
- Old Sturbridge Village