- Maker
- Seel, Susanna
- Date made
- 1770
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, French Knots, Satin, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Numbers 1-10 and a verse done in an unusual shaped cartouche with a large bird perched on a branch on both sides, with carnations, roses and other flowers and leaves surrounding the verse.
- Inscription
- Attend ye sprightly youth ye modest fair / A be Arts of Dire your slighter car(e)/ And ??? Preceptss of these Pages heed / And ???? moments will Succeed / your friends delighted shall your talk attend / and think too ??? letters end. Susanna Seel / marked in the year / 1770
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 5/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.46 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center