GRANT me to live and if I live to find / The de(a)r love'd portion of a peaceful (below) mind / That health that sweet content that pleasing rest / Which god alone can give as suits me / Anna Gardner aged fourteen / Year september the 12 1798 // (Note: verse is taken from The London Magazine 1735. Anna seemed to have difficulty in spacing all the necessary letters and so added them either above or below where they should be). //

Maker

Gardner, Anna (age 14)

Date made

1798

Origin

Nantucket, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet, Satin

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: lower case missing the J. Many beautiful cross bands including a row of Nantucket trees at the top and bottom. Baskets of flowers, facing pairs of birds, hearts, diamonds, dogs, cats. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides. .

Inscription

GRANT me to live and if I live to find / The de(a)r love'd portion of a peaceful (below) mind / That health that sweet content that pleasing rest / Which god alone can give as suits me / Anna Gardner aged fourteen / Year september the 12 1798 // (Note: verse is taken from The London Magazine 1735. Anna seemed to have difficulty in spacing all the necessary letters and so added them either above or below where they should be). //

Length Without Frame

17 1/4"

Width Without Frame

17"

Historical Owner

#1938.0022.001 Bequest of Madeleine Fish Severance

Owner

Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, MA

Owner Private

Nantucket Historical Association