(In the center on the L): All the bliss of higher feeling / We may take or may refuse: / Nature in her free revealing / Ever wears the spirits hues / (on the R): All things in truth are good and fair, / All of nature all of art. / If thou wouldst see God everywhere / Take Him with thee in thy heart. / Mary Ann Pratt //

Maker

Pratt, Mary Ann

Date made

1831

Origin

US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: uppercase script and block missing the J. Numbers 1-(1)0. Various stitched lines and small cross bands. At the bottom a center urn with flowers with a large basket of flowers and small motifs on both sides.

Inscription

(In the center on the L): All the bliss of higher feeling / We may take or may refuse: / Nature in her free revealing / Ever wears the spirits hues / (on the R): All things in truth are good and fair, / All of nature all of art. / If thou wouldst see God everywhere / Take Him with thee in thy heart. / Mary Ann Pratt //

Length Without Frame

15 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16 3/4"

Historical Owner

JPTC0042

Owner

Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, MA