- Maker
- McGuire, Margery Jane (age 10)
- Date made
- ca. 1842
- Origin
- Baltimore, MD US
- Stitches
- Cross over 1, Cross over 2, Herringbone
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Cotton
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool, Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A depiction of the Maryland Hospital, a four story red brick building with a cupola. A long walk way leads to a double door. On either side of the green lawn a basket of fruit, 2 vases of flowers, a pump, a bird, a small black dog, butterflies and flowers. A large brick wall across the front with a gate.
- Inscription
- (In a flower wreath on the L): Ann (In a flower wreath on the R): McGuire (note: stitchers mother). (On the front gate): Maryland Hospital / (Across the bottom): ...... M a r g e r y .......J a n e ...... Mc Guire ...... A g e d ... 10 ...... //
- Length Without Frame
- 25"
- Width Without Frame
- 25"
- Historical Owner
- #2012.65 From the collection of Betty Ring
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg
