- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 19th century
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block complete. Two flower motifs near the top. Below is a basket of flowers with an individual flower on both sides. All done in a saw tooth stitched square with a flower and vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In a chain stitched circle): SENSIBILITY / Ne'er let my soul with haughty scorn / The prayer of injur'd virtue spurn. / Ne'er let my heart with sour neglect / Treat modest worth with disrespect. / But let my breast like wax receive / each fair impression thou canst give //
- Length Without Frame
- 14.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 14
- Historical Owner
- #MM2004.08.008
- Owner
- Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
- Owner Private
- Mercer Museum
