- Maker
- Houghton, Sophia (age 11)
- Date made
- ca. 1800
- Origin
- Sterling, MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: first one ends with W, cursive missing J. Numbers 1-5. All done in a stitched square with a flowers and strawberry plants at the bottom. Flower and leaf border all four sides.
- Inscription
- The youth with greatest talents born / Is rough while unrefined / Leaning will every soul adorn / And polish every mind. / SoPhia Houghton Sterling June 19 aet 11
- Owner
- Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, MA
- Owner Private
- Thayer Memorial Library