Home is a word of magic power To all of human birth / It tells of many a happy hour / Around the peaceful hearth, / And wheresoe'er our foot steps roam / We find no resting place like home / Oh, there a tender mother's love, / Our infant wants supplied, / And there an anxious father strove / Our youthful ways to guide, / And wheresoe'er our footsteps roam / We find no friends like those of / home. RUTH STEVENSON. / LEICESTER OCTOBER 5th / 1743. AGED 8 YEARS.

Maker

Stevenson, Ruth (age 8)

Date made

1743

Origin

Leicester, England

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Wool

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

A poem about home. Arcaded flower border all four sides.

Inscription

Home is a word of magic power To all of human birth / It tells of many a happy hour / Around the peaceful hearth, / And wheresoe'er our foot steps roam / We find no resting place like home / Oh, there a tender mother's love, / Our infant wants supplied, / And there an anxious father strove / Our youthful ways to guide, / And wheresoe'er our footsteps roam / We find no friends like those of / home. RUTH STEVENSON. / LEICESTER OCTOBER 5th / 1743. AGED 8 YEARS.

Length Without Frame

9"

Width Without Frame

11 14/16"

Historical Owner

#1997.7.8 Martha Clawson Reed Collection

Owner

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Owner Private

Vassar College Loeb Art Center