Where smiling beauties charmed the sight whose fragrance / bless'd the vernal hours; Nectarious fruits the taste invite; and / compensate for faded flowers; Thus when the spring of youth / decays; Though deck'd with blossoms sweet and fair; Autumn / a nobler scene displays; if fruits of virtue flourish there / Summer's day from youth to age, Trifles all their cares engage; / But when wintry storms arise, Beauty fades and pleasure dies / Me let nobler cares employ, Cares which terminate in joy. / Ere the summer sun beams flee, Let me like the fruitful bee / Well improve the smiling hour; Gathering sweets from every flower / Wrought by Esther R Tuttle March 17th 1812

Maker

Tuttle, Esther Rowe (age 11)

Date made

1812

Origin

Hartford, CT US

Stitches

Cross over 2, Satin, Cross over 1, Long and short, Straight, Rice

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linsey-Woolsey

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: U & V missing in two. Numbers 1-13. Various cross bands. At the top a double floral swag with a center bow. Scroll border all four sides.

Inscription

Where smiling beauties charmed the sight whose fragrance / bless'd the vernal hours; Nectarious fruits the taste invite; and / compensate for faded flowers; Thus when the spring of youth / decays; Though deck'd with blossoms sweet and fair; Autumn / a nobler scene displays; if fruits of virtue flourish there / Summer's day from youth to age, Trifles all their cares engage; / But when wintry storms arise, Beauty fades and pleasure dies / Me let nobler cares employ, Cares which terminate in joy. / Ere the summer sun beams flee, Let me like the fruitful bee / Well improve the smiling hour; Gathering sweets from every flower / Wrought by Esther R Tuttle March 17th 1812

Length Without Frame

17 1/8"

Width Without Frame

16"

Historical Owner

#1939.27.1 Donated by Jane Tuttle

Owner

Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT

Owner Private

Connecticut Historical Society