Child, Hannah (age 11)

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Maker
Child, Hannah (age 11)
Date made
1805
Origin
Boston, MA US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Flax
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet: uppercase script 26 letters. At the center top a basket with fruit or flowers. In a center saw tooth stitched rectangle a two story house with two chimneys, a fenced lawn, a large tree on both sides. A Church on the L and another house on the R. Inner reversing arcaded strawberry(?) border and a scroll outer border.
Inscription
(In a saw tooth stitched rectangle): While through Lifes various Scenes I stray / Mary virtuous Friendship chear my way / May Wisdom strew my paths with flowers / And Blessings Crown my Fleeting hours / ( In a strawberry bordered cartouche at the bottom): Hannah Child's work wrought in the / eleventh year of her age A.D. 1805 //
Length Without Frame
54.5 cm
Width Without Frame
44.2 cm
Historical Owner
#02.002 Lg Gift of Edward E. Loud of LaJolla, CA in 1967
Owner
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Massachusetts Historical Society