Learned, Ataresta (age 12)

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Maker
Learned, Ataresta (age 12)
Date made
1756
Origin
Providence, RI US
Stitches
Cross, Petit Point.
In Bolton & Co.
No Verse #630. 1790. Page 334
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: one with the J. Numbers 1-10 and 1-16. Simple stitched lines. One small dog motif in the R bottom corner. No border.
Inscription
Ataresta Learned's Sampler / Twelve years of age / Providence October Patience will wipe the streaming tear / And hope will paint the pallid cheek of fear / Content will always happiness supply / And Virtue calls a blessing from on high / Next unto God dear Parent I address / Myself to you in humble thankfulness / For all your care & charge on me bestowd / The means of learning unto me allow'd / Go on I pray and let me still pursue / These golden arts the vulgar never knew. / /
Length Without Frame
13 1/2"
Width Without Frame
12 1/2"
Historical Owner
GIft of Mrs. Henry A. Green
Owner
NSCDA Hopkins House, Providence, RI
Owner Private
NSCDA-RI Hopkins House