(At the top): How can I weep or mourn at all / For one that fell asleep / Oh was I fit for that same call / & That I might cease to weep; (On the R): numbers 1-5 & 6-9. (In the center): Abigail Ridgway her Work Don(sic) In The Year 1795 //

Maker

Ridgway, Abigail (age 17)

Date made

1795

Origin

New Jersey US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 72

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Three panels: the top panel has the verse and on the R a flower, a bird and a small tree. The center panel is an arcaded cross band with a large flower in each center. At the bottom is a panel of motifs with trees, dogs, facing birds, flowers, horses and flowers. Arcaded border all four sides.

Inscription

(At the top): How can I weep or mourn at all / For one that fell asleep / Oh was I fit for that same call / & That I might cease to weep; (On the R): numbers 1-5 & 6-9. (In the center): Abigail Ridgway her Work Don(sic) In The Year 1795 //

Length Without Frame

17"

Width Without Frame

18"

Historical Owner

#2001.343 Purchase, Dr. & Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand gift, 2001.

Bolton & Co. Page

72

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art