- Maker
- Darlington, Frances (age 12)
- Date made
- ca. 1800
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk ?
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphbets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-10. Various cross bands. In the lowere half are various motifs of flying angels, crowns, eight pointed stares, a basket of flowers, various birds, hearts, and three trees. Arcaded strawberry border at the bottom. Narrow zig zag border on all four sides.
- Inscription
- (Beneath an arcaded strawberry band): / Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but A Woman / That feareth the Lord she shall be Praised / Give her of the fruit of her hands / And let her own works Praise her / (note: Proverbs: 30: 31 ) (At bottom L): Frances Darlington Aged 12 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1931.1544 Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
- Owner
- Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
- Owner Private
- Yale University Art Museum