Legate, Marion

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Maker
Legate, Marion
Date made
1775
Origin
Scotland
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet across bottom: missing the U. Large building at bottom with double windows, with two columns in the center two on the ends with an urn on top and two chimneys. Four rows of (33) crown motifs across top plus two above the roof. Basket of flowers in center with a small tree on either side.
Inscription
Give her the fruit of her hands and / let her own works praise her in / the gates. / Marion Legate. / J H K L / / Marion Legate
Length Without Frame
16 7/8"
Width Without Frame
12 9/16"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1960.9.22 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center