Brown, Mary A.

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Maker
Brown, Mary A.
Date made
1818
Origin
Providence, RI US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Outline.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets. Numbers 1-7 and 8-10. Various stitched lines. Motifs of a large strawberry plant, roses, carnations, basket of flowers, two hearts. No border.
Inscription
(In a saw tooth cartouche center L): Wrought / by / Mary A. Brown / Providence 1818 (Just below on the L): In thy fair book of life divine / My God inscribe this name / There let it fill some humble Place / Beneath the slaughtered Lamb
Length Without Frame
10"
Width Without Frame
16 1/2"
Historical Owner
#1840.1.17
Owner
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
Owner Private
Rhode Island Historical Society