- Maker
- May, Mary Perrin
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- Lincoln, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 9 alphabets: both uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-9,9-14 and 1-11. Various wide and narrow cross bands. In the lower half are two baskets and two urns with flowers. Zig zag border done in the center of two single cross stitch borders.
- Inscription
- As some fair violet lovliest of the glade, / Sheds its mild fragrance on the lonely shade, / Withdraws its modest head from public sight / Nor courts the sun nor seeks the glare of light / So Woman born to dignify retreat / Unknown to flourish and unseen be great / to give domestic life its sweetest charm / With softness polish and with virtue warm / Fearful of fame unwilling to be known / Should seek but heavens applauses and her own / (In a stitched cartouche at center bottom): Mary Perrin May / February / 1825 //
- Historical Owner
- #1969.5411 Original to Codman House, Lincoln, MA
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England