Cleaves, Mary Ellen

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Maker
Cleaves, Mary Ellen
Date made
1832
Origin
Portsmouth, NH US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Stem
In Bolton & Co.
No Verse: #748 (partial). 1815. Page 349
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
6 alphabets: each 26 letters with ampersands. At the bottom a house and barn with a fence between. Two trees with birds, a bird house and two baskets of climbing strawberries. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
Inscription
A.D. 1831 May / Portsmouth N Ham / / HaPPiness / / Let virtue be your guide / / Mary Ellen Cleaves wrought this in 1832 June //
Length Without Frame
16 1/2"
Length With Frame
22 1/2"
Width Without Frame
17 3/4"
Wdith With Frame
23 1/4"
Owner
NSCDA Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, NH
Owner Private
NSCDA-NH Moffatt-Ladd House