- Maker
- Collins, Ruth
- Date made
- ca. 1795
- Origin
- Hopkinton, RI US
- Stitches
- Eyelet, Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 39 Verse 649
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both complete. Simple stitched lines. One large band across the top with flowers and diamond motifs. At the bottom a large white bird sits on a strawberry plant and on the L a bird sits on a berry plant. No border.
- Inscription
- When Virtue's pa / th do first appear / They / lead the mind / to be si / n[cere]
- Length Without Frame
- 10 13/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #45.762 Gift of Miss Florence R. Kenyon
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 39 Verse 649
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
