This Needle Work Of Mine Doth / Tell When I Was Young I Learned / Well And By My Parents I Was / Taught Not to Spend My Time In / Naught Abigail Williams Aged 11 Years (note: rs in years is above the ea in years)

Maker

Williams, Abigail (age 11)

Date made

1794

Origin

CT US

Stitches

Cross over 2, Algerian eye, Cross over 1, Hem.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: both missing the J and the U. Two ampersands. Numbers 1-7. Simple stitched lines. Across the bottom are motifs: a basket of flowers in the center with a flower, a lion with a crow on its head, a flower and a tree repeated on both sides.

Inscription

This Needle Work Of Mine Doth / Tell When I Was Young I Learned / Well And By My Parents I Was / Taught Not to Spend My Time In / Naught Abigail Williams Aged 11 Years (note: rs in years is above the ea in years)

Length Without Frame

12 1/4"

Width Without Frame

12 1/4"

Historical Owner

#19707.11.0 Donated by Mr. & Mrs. James Shepard

Owner

Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT

Owner Private

Connecticut Historical Society