Gill, Betsy

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Maker
Gill, Betsy
Date made
1777
Origin
US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linsey-Woolsey
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: uppercase block and script, both missing the J and the U. Numbers 1-9. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. At the bottom two flower, four leaf and one tall motif.
Inscription
Betsy Gill / Born November 4th / 1777 / Love virtue in your youth //
Length Without Frame
24.6cm
Width Without Frame
19.3cm
Historical Owner
H973.14.20
Owner
Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
Owner Private
Museum of Vancouver