Storer, Hannah (age 8)

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Maker
Storer, Hannah (age 8)
Date made
1747
Origin
Boston, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Satin,
In Bolton & Co.
Yes Page 77 Verse 65 (var), 248 (1 var)
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: uppercase letter followed by a lowercase of the same letter but not all letters. Missing J, U. One wide cross band with a large flower and two other narrow ones of tulips and carnations. In the center the Spies of Canaan with a pole with grapes stand between two trees. Reversing arcaded flower border up both sides and across the top. Narrow arcaded leaf border across the bottom.
Inscription
(In a saw tooth bordered rectangle): In prosperity Friends will / be plenty : but in Adversity / Not one in Twenty; Behold Alass (sic) our days we / spend: how vain they be / how soon they end / (At the bottom): Hannah Storet her Sam / plet aged eight years //
Length Without Frame
40.5 cm
Length With Frame
46.8 cm
Width Without Frame
30.4 cm
Wdith With Frame
38.8 cm
Historical Owner
#02.017 Gift of Dr. Samuel A. Green, Dec. 1908
Bolton & Co. Page
77 verse 65 (var), 248 (1, var)
Owner
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Massachusetts Historical Society