Rumrill, Elizabeth C. (age 13)

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Maker
Rumrill, Elizabeth C. (age 13)
Date made
1819
Origin
Roxbury, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Rococo
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
5 alphabets: each complete. 3 ampersands. Numbers 1-19. Various cross bands. Small flower motifs. Bottom right and left a flowering plants set on a base of flowers. Reversing arcaded border of two types of red flowers, and a cross stitch outer border all four sides and a red flower in each corner .
Inscription
(Across the center): Wrought by Miss Elizabeth C Rumrill Born November the 20 th 1805 Aet 13 yeas / Roxbury August the 29 1819 / (In a flowering rose cartouche): Happy the child whose early years / Receive instruction well / Who hates the sinners Path and Fears / The road that leads to hell / Our Youth devoted to the Lord / Is Pleasint in his eyes / A flower when offered in the bud / Is no vain sacrifice //
Length Without Frame
19 3/8"
Width Without Frame
17 5/16"
Historical Owner
#33.329 Gift of William S. Rumrill 1933
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts