Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks The signature at bottom left

The signature at bottom left on this wonderful watercolor is near impossible to read

born in the year 1800

could be put to use as a sifter or strainer

practically

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks The signature at bottom leftAn early and beautifully done needlepoint of a parrot executed in wool on perforated paper with a note on the back of the antique frame written by a Susan Frazar Kennedy, noting is having been worked in 1830, I presume by a relative, perhaps her mother, with the monogram MEF. What I love most about the needlepoint itself is that fabulous border, with triangles and squares of directional stitching, in cream and a sort of khaki green, adding up to