Webb, Anne M.

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Maker
Webb, Anne M.
Date made
1825
Origin
MD (?) US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet. Various Quaker motifs: half medallions, floral motif, a sun with two crescent moons, lily of the valley, tulips, flowers in baskets, eight-pointed stars, carnations and violets. Verse in a double cartouche and another cartouche below with birds, etc. Strawberry vine border on both sides, with flowers across bottom.
Inscription
A lovely rose bush fresh and fair / Springs from a grassy mound / It spreads its beauties to the air / and ????? showers descended there / To fertilize the ground / / Anne M Webb / 1825
Length Without Frame
21 3/4"
Width Without Frame
21 1/4"
Original Frame
No
Historical Owner
Purchased
Owner
Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
Owner Private
Dan & Marty Campanelli