- Maker
- Collier, Margaret (age 8)
- Date made
- 17th century
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block missing the J and U but has some lowercase letters too. Numbers 1 to 16. Several wide and narrow cross bands. Crowns. At the bottom a wooded scene with King Charles ii (reigned 1660-1685) sitting in a centered tree. Large flowers on both sides.
- Inscription
- Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right * / Do not your mind to any show nor let your friend your sorrow know for / when your friend becomes your foo then all the world your mind shall know / (At the bottom): M A R G A R E T * C O L L IE R * A G E D * E I G H T * Y E A R S //
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 13/16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1970-28-23 Bequest of Emily Coe Stowell from the Coe Collection
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum