Rowley, Ann

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Maker
Rowley, Ann
Date made
1775
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Satin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: all complete. Numbers 1-18. Various stitched lines. In the bottom have a scene of a castle beside a lake. A large tree on the L and a hill to the R, a sailboat. Flowered border across the top and up both sides.
Inscription
(At the top): For God doth say in Old and in Young the first step to Virtue is to bridle the tongue / For he who here have made God his friend shall never want when time is at an end / / Let me be Wise in Youth O Lord that to I fate may tread the I ought to go / Lead me & learn me what is right & just Fear in thy help my God I place my trust / (In the center): THE LORDS PRAYER / PATERNAL GOD and Author of our frame / Thy kingdom come & hallowed by thy name / Thy will be done in earth as in the sky / Our daily wants with daily bread supply / As we our debtors their debts forgive / Guard us from vice & teach us how to live / So shall thy kingdom in our bosoms shine / Thine be the power & all the Glory thine / AMEN / With all thy Soul love God above / And as thy Self thy Neighbour Love / Learn what is Good make God thy End For he will always be thy Friend / Shun all bad Ways love Truth and then You will be Loved by all Good Men / You will be blest on Earth and when you die You sure will Dwell with God on high / (Across the bottom): Ann Rowley her Work Finished Jan ry the 17 1775
Length Without Frame
16 1/8"
Width Without Frame
14 3/16"
Historical Owner
#1904-128 Purchased with Special Museum Funds, 1904
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art