- Maker
- Wilson, Helen Littlejohn
- Date made
- 1815
- Origin
- Warrenton, VA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- Alphabet and numbers done in a large rectangle. Various cross bands. Reversing arcaded floral border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Virtue the strength and beauty of the soul / is the best gift of Heaven The only good / Man justly boasts of or can call his own. / Helen Littlejohn Wilson / Warrenton May / 1815
- Length Without Frame
- 11 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 13"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 15"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #0985.14.6 Gift of Emily S. Read
- Owner
- Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA
- Owner Private
- Museum of the Confederacy
