Rawson, Hannah R.

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Maker
Rawson, Hannah R.
Date made
ca. 1811
Origin
Providence, RI US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J and U and ends with V. Numbers 1-7. Various narrow cross bands at the top with a wide carnation band and a mounded strawberry cross band at the bottom. Wide cross stitch border all four sides.
Inscription
(In the center): Patience will wipe away / The streaming tear / And hope will paint / The pallid cheek of fear / Content will always / happiness supply / And virtue call / A blessing from on high / Hannah Rawson //
Length Without Frame
13"
Width Without Frame
8.0625"
Historical Owner
#1982.39.3 Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Taggart
Owner
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
Owner Private
Rhode Island Historical Society