- Maker
- Cobourn, Margaret
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- N. Ireland
- Stitches
- Cross, Straight.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet across top, two proverbs at center with inscription and designs at bottom.
- Inscription
- Grace is a plant / Where ere it grows / Of pure and heavenly root / But fairest in the youngest shows / And yields the sweetest fruit / (On the R): Prepare / to meet / thy God / (Bottom L): Margaret Cobourn / Knocknagor Female School / October 26th 1835 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1933.29 Purchased from Edmund B. Child.
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Name of School
- Knocknagor School, N. Ireland