Brown, Louisa (age 14)

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Maker
Brown, Louisa (age 14)
Date made
1820
Origin
Southbridge, MA US
Stitches
Chain, Cross, Running.
In Bolton & Co.
No Verse #627. 1787. Page. 334.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script and block: 26 letters, one ampersand. Lowercase missing j, v and w. All done in a saw tooth square. Floral vine (roses?) border all four sides.
Inscription
Beauty soon grows familiar / Virtue alone has charms that (never die) / Louisa Brown (Age 1)4 / Southbridge July 25 1820 //
Length Without Frame
16 7/8"
Width Without Frame
17 3/4"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#64.1.62 Gift to the museum in 1967.
Owner
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
Owner Private
Old Sturbridge Village