Here in this green and shady bower / Delicious fruit's and fragrant flower's / Virtue shall dwell within this seat / Virtue alone can make it sweet. / (At the bottom): Dolly Pearson Johnson. AE 8 //

Maker

Johnson, Dolly Pearson (age 8)

Date made

ca. 1800

Origin

Newburyport, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet, Stem, Satin,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: lowercase script complete. Vowels aeiou. 1 ampersand. Numbers 0-15. One crown and one coronet. A large peacock struts on a green lawn. A flowering tree on the R, a pillar with flowers and leaves on the L. Saw tooth border all four sides.

Inscription

Here in this green and shady bower / Delicious fruit's and fragrant flower's / Virtue shall dwell within this seat / Virtue alone can make it sweet. / (At the bottom): Dolly Pearson Johnson. AE 8 //

Owner

Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA