(In a small cartouche in the center): Harriett Ripley / Aged 9 Years . 1804 / (In the lower half): To Happiness. / O happiness o celestial fair / Our earliest hope our latest care / Let me not sue in vain / O deign to hear my my fond request / Come take Posession of my breast / And there for ever reign / Greenfield 4th October 1804

Maker

Ripley, Harriett (age 9)

Date made

1804

Origin

Greenfield, MA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: each complete, one ampersand. Numbers 1-15. Various cross bands. Two flower motifs. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides.

Inscription

(In a small cartouche in the center): Harriett Ripley / Aged 9 Years . 1804 / (In the lower half): To Happiness. / O happiness o celestial fair / Our earliest hope our latest care / Let me not sue in vain / O deign to hear my my fond request / Come take Posession of my breast / And there for ever reign / Greenfield 4th October 1804

Historical Owner

HD 75.001 Museum purchase.

Owner

Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA