Whitmore, Harriet Maria

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Maker
Whitmore, Harriet Maria
Date made
1831
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each complete with double letters. Simple stitched lines and narrow cross bands. At the bottom eight pointed stars, two inverted shapes. Tricorn border all four sides.
Inscription
Entertain Honor with Humility, Poverty with Patience / Blessing with Thankfulness, and Afflictions with Res - / ignation. Give thy Heart to thy Creator, and thy / Bosom to thy Friend. / Youth set right at first with ease go on, / And each new task is with new pleasure done, / But if neglected till they grow in years, / And each fond Mother her dear darling spares / Errors become habitural and you'd find, / Tis thn hard labour, to reform the mind. (In an octagonal shape at center bottom): Harriet Maria / Whitmore / Finished Augst 1831 //
Length Without Frame
6 1/2"
Width Without Frame
12 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#172:1942 Purchased
Owner
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Owner Private
Saint Louis Art Museum