Whitman, Louisa Sisson (age 11)

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Maker
Whitman, Louisa Sisson (age 11)
Date made
1839
Origin
Coventry, RI US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. One ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines. All done in a square with an arcaded border of tiny rosebuds all four sides.
Inscription
(After 2nd alphabet): L. S. W. Born Feb. 22, 1828 / Then let the mind your noblest thoughts engage / Its beauties last beyond the flight of age / Let every virtue reign within thy breast / that heaven approves or makes its owner blest. / Louisa Sisson Whitman's Sam / plar Coventry R I July 19th 1839
Length Without Frame
17 1/4"
Width Without Frame
18"
Historical Owner
#1999.72.8 Gift of Claflin Brothers
Owner
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
Owner Private
Rhode Island Historical Society