Aule au a noho (I don't want to sit) / E hele ana au (I am going to go) / Ke ake au e imi (I yearn to seek knowledgeable things) / N a mea na'auao ( I want to learn new things) / Hannah Kula Kui Wai (Translation courtesy Bailey House Museum Hawaii - originally the Wailuku Female Seminary School)

Maker

Hannah Kula Kui / Hui - Wai

Date made

1844

Origin

HI US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Wool

Predominent Motif

3 hawaiian alphabets, numbers 1-(1)0. 4 narrow cross bands. Small cross stitch border all four sides.

Inscription

Aule au a noho (I don't want to sit) / E hele ana au (I am going to go) / Ke ake au e imi (I yearn to seek knowledgeable things) / N a mea na'auao ( I want to learn new things) / Hannah Kula Kui Wai (Translation courtesy Bailey House Museum Hawaii - originally the Wailuku Female Seminary School)

Length Without Frame

8"

Width Without Frame

7 1/2"

Historical Owner

#1977.594 Gift of heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Owner

Historic New England, Haverhill, MA

Owner Private

Historic New England

Name of School

Wailuku Female Seminary, Wailuku, Hawaii