(In a circle at the top of the tablets): G R (In a tablet form on the L) Our / Father which / art in Heaven etc. (At the end of the prayer): Hannah Trecothick / is my name and with / my needle I wrought the same / and if the / work woman had / been better She would / have mended Every / letter Boston New / England December / Anno Domini 1738. (In a tablet form on the R): I Believe / in God the Father / etc.

Maker

Trecothick, Hannah (age 14)

Date made

1738

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 80 Verse 128

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Across the top a medley of baskets, birds in cages, followed by oak leaf and strawberry cross bands. At bottom, figures of animals, trees and flowers. In center of top border a crown with initials G. R.

Inscription

(In a circle at the top of the tablets): G R (In a tablet form on the L) Our / Father which / art in Heaven etc. (At the end of the prayer): Hannah Trecothick / is my name and with / my needle I wrought the same / and if the / work woman had / been better She would / have mended Every / letter Boston New / England December / Anno Domini 1738. (In a tablet form on the R): I Believe / in God the Father / etc.

Length Without Frame

18 1/6"

Width Without Frame

8 15/16"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#25.202 Gift of Miss Emily D. Chapman

Bolton & Co. Page

80 Verse 128

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Owner Private

Museum of Fine Arts