- Maker
- Colby, Annmira
- Date made
- ca. 1820-1830
- Origin
- Concord, NH US
- Stitches
- Rococo, Slanted Straight, Cross, Algerian Eye, Satin, Bullion Knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each with 26 letters. One ampersand. Numbers 1-14. Simple stitched lines. Large basket of flowers at center bottom with two urns of flowers on both sides. Hemstitched border.
- Inscription
- I sigh not for beauty nor lanquish for wealth, / But grant me kind providence virtue and health / Then richer than queens or as happy as they / My days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away. / Annmira Colby born April 24, 1812. //
- Length Without Frame
- 15.5"
- Length With Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17.3"
- Wdith With Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1946.17.3 Gift of Margaret Inman
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society