(At top): Remember thy Creator in the days of your youth / / I was quite young when I began, / This needlework to do, / My age is nine about this time / If the record of it is true. 1826 / / Comm???? by Hannah Crary Brownell aged 9 years Westport

Maker

Brownell, Hannah Crary

Date made

1826

Origin

Westport, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

6 alphabets: each complete, one with ampersand. Leafy tree at top and a basket of flowers at the bottom. Border of flowers and vines.

Inscription

(At top): Remember thy Creator in the days of your youth / / I was quite young when I began, / This needlework to do, / My age is nine about this time / If the record of it is true. 1826 / / Comm???? by Hannah Crary Brownell aged 9 years Westport

Historical Owner

#2005.55

Owner

New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA

Owner Private

New Bedford Whaling Museum