Boltwood, Patty

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Maker
Boltwood, Patty
Date made
1795
Origin
Amherst, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Stem, Satin, New England Laid.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: both with the J, uppercase block has some triple letters and an ampersand. Numbers 1-10. Simple stitched lines and two cross bands. At the top a basket of flowers and two flower motifs and a small black animal. At the bottom a wide basket of flowers with flower motifs on both sides, a small black bird and a dog. In a large rectangle with a saw tooth border at the bottom and alternating colors square border on the sides and across the top is a two story house with a partial tree on each side. In between a basket of flowers and a bird on the L and a strawberry plant on the R. A meandering flower outer border on both sides.
Inscription
(In a small cartouche at the top): Patty Boltwood / 179 / (At the center): Attend to Virtue's Voice / Let Virtue be my Choice / From Virtue never Stray / But Virtue's law obey. //
Historical Owner
HD 89.043 Vanderbilt Fund
Owner
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA
Owner Private
Historic Deerfield