Marsh, Elizabeth Smith

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Maker
Marsh, Elizabeth Smith
Date made
1830
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet,
In Bolton & Co.
No..........Verse #526. 1708. Page 322.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
5 alphabets: 3 complete, 1 lowercase ends with J, one uppercase script ends with N. Four matching motifs on each side of two single sprays of flowers, a basket of flowers and tulips. Leaf and small flower border all four sides.
Inscription
Beset with snares on ev?ry hand. / In life? uncertain path I stand / Father Divine! diffuse thy light, / To guide my doubtful footsteps ri[gh]t // (In a flower cartouche): Elizabeth Smith Marsh / A D 1830
Historical Owner
Gift to the Society in 1967.
Owner
Gloucester County Historical Society, Gloucester, NJ
Owner Private
Gloucester County Historical Society