Clap, Hepzibah (age 10)

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Maker
Clap, Hepzibah (age 10)
Date made
1808
Origin
Dorchester, MA US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: lowercase with both long and short style S. One ampersand. Numbers 1-5 and 6-10. Willow tree on right of verse. Some cross bands and diamond motifs. Name in a rectangular cartouche at bottom. Strawberry border all four sides.
Inscription
Blooming beauty soon will fade / Earthly pomp will pass away, / But the mind enrich'd with grace / Has charms which never will decay. / Education. // Tis education forms the common mind / Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclin'd. / Wrought by Hepzibah Clap, Dec. 21, Aged 10, 1808 //
Length With Frame
19 1/2"
Wdith With Frame
18 1/2"
Owner
Dorchester Historical Society, Dorchester, MA
Owner Private
Dorchester Historical Society