- Maker
- Townes, Cornelia C.
- Date made
- 1828
- Origin
- Cheraw, SC US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: script missing J. Numbers 1-15. Two decorative cross bands. Flowers, fruit. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In center): The happy Choice / (On L side): Beset with snares on ev?ry hand / In lifes uncertain path I stand / Father Divine! diffuse thy light, / To guide my doubtful footsteps right / / Engage this frail and wavring heart / wisely to chose the better part / To scorn the trifles of a day / For joys that never fade away. (On R side): Then let the wildest storms arise / Let tempest mingle earth and skies / No fatal shipwreck shall I fear / But all my treasures with me bear / / If thou my father still art nigh / Cheerful I live and peaceful die / Secure when mortal comforts rise / To find tn thousand worlds in thee. / / Cornelia C. Townes Cheraw S Carolina / 1828 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 24 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 24 1/2"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #SC 80.27.1
- Owner
- South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
- Owner Private
- South Carolina State Museum
