- Maker
- Crafts, Mary Ann (1815-1856) (age 10)
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- Charlestown, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Stam, Satin, Petit point
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. All done in a double bordered rectangle with various stitched lines. At the bottom a pedestal on L and R of a checkerboard floor. A garland of flowers. Rose border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Without a genius learning soars in vain, / And Without learning genius sinks again / Their force united crowns the sprightly reign / (In a leafy garland): Mary Ann Crafts / Aged 10 years / 1826 //
- Length Without Frame
- 52.3 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 43.5 cm
- Historical Owner
- #02.016 Lg Gift of Rhodes Robertson in 1970
- Owner
- Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Massachusetts Historical Society
