- Maker
- Bogert, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- Bergen Cnty, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Outline, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: both missing the J and the U. Various narrow stitched lines in the top half and wide cross bands just beneath. wide garden type border at the bottom with flowers and strawberries. On the R a tall grape vine. Double tricorn border all four sides. (Note: Per her father's diary: "Elizabeth began school with Mr. Suttin in 1792" ).
- Inscription
- BETSY * BOGERT * HER * WORK * 1793 * / Save me alike from foolish Pride. / Or impious Discontent. / At aught thy wisdom has deny'd. Or aught thy Goodness lent / Teach me to feel another's Woe / To hide the Fault I see / That Mercy I to others shew / that Mercy shew to me // (Note: uses both the long and the short style S.) //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 11"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited Maker is Great-Great-Great- Great-grandmother of owner.
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Jennifer P. Willis
