(In square top L): C (In center): Diana / Thorton / (In square top R): S / Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love. / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. (In a centered cartouche): D Thornton / In thy fair Book of life devin / My God inscribe this name / There let it fill some humble place / beneath the slaugter'd Lamb.

Maker

Thorton, Diana

Date made

1813

Origin

RI US

Stitches

Eyelet, Stem, Satin, Cross.

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 230

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

A verse done in a blue stitched rectangle. Across the top a square at each side with an urn on top, then two other squares with a central larger one with a heart at the top. Border of various flowers all four sides.

Inscription

(In square top L): C (In center): Diana / Thorton / (In square top R): S / Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love. / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. (In a centered cartouche): D Thornton / In thy fair Book of life devin / My God inscribe this name / There let it fill some humble place / beneath the slaugter'd Lamb.

Length Without Frame

18 3/4"

Width Without Frame

17"

Historical Owner

#1999.72.4 Gift of William Claflin

Bolton & Co. Page

230

Owner

Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI

Owner Private

Rhode Island Historical Society