Fortier, Pauline (age 10)

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Maker
Fortier, Pauline (age 10)
Date made
1815
Origin
New Orleans, LA US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Cotton
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: (done around the outer edge starting at upper L corner) uppercase block missing the W, lowercase missing the J. Numbers 1-6 and 7-10. A Catholic imagery sampler including birds with flowers, baskets of flowers, a ladder, a key, a cross surmounting monogram IHS, a lamp, a censor, a small table with bell, cruets, candles, two columns flanking an altar with candlesticks and monstrance, and a cross.
Inscription
(Around the outer edge starting after the number 10 at the bottom R side): FAIT * PAR * Pauline * Fortier * Au / COUVANT * DE * LA * NOUVELLE * ORLE / ans * ce * 8 * decembre * 1815 * agee * de * 10 * ans //
Length Without Frame
13 5/8"
Width Without Frame
13 7/8"
Historical Owner
#2004.0030 Gift of the Leon Sarpy Family
Owner
The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA
Owner Private
Historic New Orleans Collection
Name of School
Ursuline Convent Academy, New Orleans, LA