- Maker
- Howard, Mary (age 9)
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- Temple, NH (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 block alphabets: uppercase 26 letters: lower case no j. Numbers 1-8. All rows separated by simple stitched lines. Two wide cross band patterns at the ends of two lines, one crown motif. No border.
- Inscription
- Wrought AD 1826 by Mary Howard aged nine years / Diligence industry and proper improvement of time / are material duties of the young //
- Length Without Frame
- 9 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #80-1781 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Fielding Pope Meigs, jr.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution