- Maker
- Smith, Mary Ann
- Date made
- 18th century
- Origin
- Nottinhamshire, England
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-20.
- Inscription
- Be Ye Holy / Keep God's Commandments / VANITY / Seek to be good, but aim not to be great, / A woman's noblest station is retreat; / Her fairest virtues fly from Publick sight. / Domestick worth still shuns too strong a light. / W????? is amiable, mild, serene, / ????? All beauty, and all Peace Within. / Mary Ann Smith Scofton / School //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 15/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 19 15/16"
- Historical Owner
- #1918-39-1 Gift of Mrs. Frank K. Sturgis
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum