- Maker
- Freeborn, Hannah (age 12)
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Stem, Running, Back, Tent.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 159. Verse #453. 1817. Page 311.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets. Double trefoil border all four sides. Name enclosed in wreath with strawberry below and on either side two triangular conventional designs.
- Inscription
- (In cartouche in center): H.L.F. born 1st mo / . 9th 1806 / / Studious / Father of light and life! thou God supreme / O teach me what is good! teach me thyself. / Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, / From every low pursuit, and feed my soul / With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure / Sacred substantial never fading bliss. / Hannah Freeborn's Sa / mpler Made In Her / 12th Year 1817 //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #14.437
- Owner
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
