(At the top): Sewed in Glasgow Academy No 20 Candleriggs Street / (in the center): A Charge to keep I have, / A God to glorify! / A never dying soul to save / And fit it for the sky. / Eliza Smith Dooherty / 21 February 183(?) //

Maker

Dooherty, Eliza Smith

Date made

183(?)

Origin

Glasgow, Scotland

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets. Crown motifs with initials below each. Two baskets with flowers, plants. At the bottom a two story house with two chimneys, a fence across the front, a small dog on the walk. A large tree on each side and animals beneath. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.

Inscription

(At the top): Sewed in Glasgow Academy No 20 Candleriggs Street / (in the center): A Charge to keep I have, / A God to glorify! / A never dying soul to save / And fit it for the sky. / Eliza Smith Dooherty / 21 February 183(?) //

Length Without Frame

17 1/2"

Width Without Frame

13 1/4"

Historical Owner

#xxxx.2560.A

Owner

Alice T. Miner Museum, Chazy, NY

Owner Private

Alice T. Miner Museum