- Maker
- Haskell, Ruth (age 12)
- Date made
- ca. 1760
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Petit point, Hem
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 51 Verse 9
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block with no J or U. Numbers 1-8. At the bottom Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge, with the serpent coiled around the trunk. Simple stitched lines. Large saw tooth flower border on both sides and across top.
- Inscription
- WHEN IN LOVE I DO COM / MENCE MAY IT BE WITH / A MAN OF SENCE BRISK & / AREY MAY HE BE FREE / FROM A SPIRIT OF IEAL / OVSY (note: Jealousy) RUTH HASKELLS / WOK IN THE 12 YEAR OF / HER AGE.
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 12"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1916.230 Gift of Harriet R. and Emma S. White
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 51 Verse 9
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England