- Maker
- Bradford, Louisa Esther (age 8)
- Date made
- Unknown
- Origin
- Hingham, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: 1 with J. Numbers 1-9. Two cross stitch borders with an inner saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Wealth gotten by vanity shall / be diminished : but he that gath- / ereth by labour shall increase. / Louise Esther Bradford . / Aged 8 years . / Hingham . August / t
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1998.005.002 Gift of William H. Taylor
- Owner
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society, Duxbury, MA
- Owner Private
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society