- Maker
- McGilliard, Eliza
- Date made
- 1816
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Crewel, Japanese, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 194 Verse 526
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Pot with flowers. Cross borders. Vine and flower border.
- Inscription
- Beset with snares on ev'ry hand Engage this roving treacherous Heart In life' uncertain path I stand / To fix on Mary's better Part Father Divine! diffuse thy light, To scorn the Trifles of a Day To guide my doubtful footsteps ri[gh]t For Joys that none can take away Eliza McGiliard Nov 12th 1816
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 19 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Wdith With Frame
- 15 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.90 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 194 Verse # 526
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center