- Maker
- Grove, Mary
- Date made
- 18th century
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Chain, Cross, Satin, Saw tooth, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- Near the top a cross band with flowers. In the center a standing woman on the L. She holds a long staff in her R hand and a leafy branch in her L. On the R a standing man. He holds a staff in his L hand and his hat in the R. Above them are two flying birds and two butterflies. Below them are two sitting birds (quail)? and two butterflies. At the bottom a pot of a flowering plant. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- A young Ladies Manners often maps Her / Fortune and Holiness her Soul God be praised / Every plant and tree and Flower sets forth Gods glory and his power * / (In a saw tooth stitched octagon in the center): Agu?s prayer / Lord two things have I / required of thee deny me them / not before I die Remove far / from me vanity and lies, give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food convenient / for me Lest I be full and deny / thee and say who is the Lord / or lest I be poor, and steal and / take the name of my God / in vain. The Lords Name, be / praised now and for ever / and ever Amen / (Proverbs 30:7-9) (Near the bottom): Duty, fear, and Love, we owe to God above / (In a small cartouche at the bottom): Mary Grove / Ag(ed) ?? //
- Length Without Frame
- 18 5/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 14"
- Historical Owner
- #43.286 Gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts