- Maker
- Gordon, Rebecca (age 15)
- Date made
- 1841
- Origin
- Salem, NJ US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase script 26 letters. Numbers 1-9. On each side are a basket of flowers, one pair of facing doves, large flower motifs. A four story building at the center bottom (a school perhaps?). Reversing arcaded strawberry border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- Thou canst not steal the roses bloom / To decorate thy face / But the sweet blush of modesty / Will lend an equal grace / Rebecca A Gordon / Work wrought / In the 15th year of / her age 1841 //
- Historical Owner
- Donated by Elsie Rebecca Crispin, granddaughter of maker
- Owner
- Salem County Historical Society, Salem County, NJ
- Owner Private
- Salem County Historical Society
