Woodward, Mary (age 11)

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Maker
Woodward, Mary (age 11)
Date made
1805
Origin
Barnard, VT (?) US
Stitches
Cross, Satin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: 2 missing J, 2 with 26 letters. Vowels AEIO. Numbers 1-13. Two baskets of flowers, across bottom two birds, two small hills with a plant in the center. Cross bands. Double arcaded strawberry border all four sides with large flowers at top corners and small animals at bottom corners.
Inscription
(In a 3 sided saw tooth rectangle): When thou seest the naked wanderer of the / Street Shivering with cold and destitute / of habitation let bounty open thine hart let / the wings of charity shelter him from death / That thine own soul may live be virtuous / in thy youth so shall thine age be honoured / Mary Woodward her Work / Aged 11 years 1805 //
Length Without Frame
21"
Width Without Frame
14"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1973.132A Gift of Mrs. Mary Woodward Smith
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England