Russell, Nancy (age 14) (born ca. 1819)

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Maker
Russell, Nancy (age 14) (born ca. 1819)
Date made
1833
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Stem,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: each with J and U. At center top a basket with three flowers and leafy stems. At the bottom a two story house with a fence, a tall tree on both sides. Undulating border of large and small flowers with various leaves on both sides.
Inscription
(In a double tricorn stitched rectangle in the center): O may I in the Judge behold / My saviour and my friend / And far beyond the reach of death / With all his saints ascend. (Across the bottom): Wrought by Nancy Russell aged fourteen years 1833 //
Length Without Frame
17 5/16"
Width Without Frame
17 11/16"
Historical Owner
#44.65 Bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts