Reeves, Margarett (age 8)

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Maker
Reeves, Margarett (age 8)
Date made
1826
Origin
Hammersmith, London, England
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: upper and lower case. Numbers and Roman numerals. Wide and narrow cross bands. No border.
Inscription
Come let us walk abroad and see / The conduct of the active bee / No time it wastes in idle play / But labours for a future day / So may I learn with equal skill / My daily duties to fulf'l / And all my leisure hours engage / Iin laying up for riper age. / Whatever work we have to do / sjpi;d mever be de;aued / Becaise tje ma,e excises tpp / Tp-morrow will be made / (Across the bottom): Margarett Reeves finished this work may the tenth aged 8 years born at Hammersmith, Middlex
Length Without Frame
6"
Width Without Frame
18"
Historical Owner
#1997.7.10 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center