- Maker
- Balch, Mary (age 11)
- Date made
- 1773
- Origin
- Newport, RI US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: missing the U. Numbers 1-9. One floral cross band. a panel at the top has a centered tree, three male figures and two small animals. The center panel has a two story house with two chimneys. On the L a woman and a young girl stand and on the R a man and a woman. All wear colonial garb. The bottom panel has two facing male figures each holding what appears to be a branch of a tree. Small animals are at their feet. Floral side borders.
- Inscription
- Give me O Lord thy Early Grace / Nor let my Soul Complain / That the Young Morning of my Days / Hath all Been Spent in Vain. (Note: next verse is illegible). (Near the bottom): Cato Doth say to Old and to Young / The first step to Virtue is bridle the Tongue. (At the center bottom): Mary Balch / Born February / 9, 1762 and made / This March 24 / Newport in / Rhodeiland / 1773 //
- Length Without Frame
- 13 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1979.30.1 Gift of Forest Choate
- Owner
- Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island Historical Society
