- Maker
- Foord, Esther (age 9)
- Date made
- Unknown
- Origin
- Unknown
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #162. 1808. Page 276.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk or Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: uppercase script missing J, with an ampersand. All others 26 letters. Numbers 1 -12. Various stitched lines. One strawberry plant on the R. Diamond cross stitch border all four sides.
- Inscription
- While rosy cheeks their bloom confess / And youth thy bosom warms / Let virtue and let knowledge dress / Thy mind in brighter charms / Daily on some fine Page to look / Lay meaner sports aside / And with the needle Pen and book / Thy usefull hours divide / Wrought by Esther Foord Aged 9 //
- Length Without Frame
- 15"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #0014 Gift of Mrs. Edward Adams in 1947 Photo by M.S. Frazier
- Owner
- Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, MA
- Owner Private
- Dedham Historical Society
