- Maker
- Leiper, Mary Ann
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes........Page 187. Verses 473 & 474. 1824. Page 314.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets. Numbers 1-11 & 12-17. Very small alphabet in lower case on each side of the date in the center. Simple and geometric lines with a wide flower cross band at the top and bottom. Hem stitched all sides.
- Inscription
- (Center): July 16th 1814 / (Center L): When I can read my title clear / To mansions in the sky / I bid fairwell to every fear / And wipe my weeping eye. / (Center R): Still the orphan and the stranger / Still the widow owed thy care / Saved by thee in every danger / Blessed by thee in every prayer / (Bottom L): Mary Ann Leiper August 11th 1824 / Washington and Lafayette Welcome July 16, 1824 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 23"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Wdith With Frame
- 21"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Annabel Reese Smith
