- Maker
- Jones, Mary Eliza
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- Oxford, NC US
- Stitches
- Cross, Rice, Queen, Four-sided.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both complete. Numbers 1-12. Small cross bands. One small square motif. All done in a square cartouche. Arcaded
- Inscription
- Thou canst not steal the rose's bloom / To decorate thy face / But the sweet blush of modesty / Will lend an equal Grace / Mary Eliza Jone's Sample Oxford 1830 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #5717.2 Donated by Carol Crump Holcomb in the memory of Charles & Rebecca Sherman.
- Owner
- Old Salem Museum & Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC
- Owner Private
- Old Salem Museums & Gardens
