Griffits, Mary (age 13)

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Maker
Griffits, Mary (age 13)
Date made
1727
Origin
England
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets. Inscriptions in two vertical rectangles. Various cross bands in lower portion.
Inscription
(In upper center: Fear God and honour the King / God spake these words and said I am the Lord thy god. Exodus. Chap. the Twentieth. Lower center: Mary Griffits was mi name at thirteen years old I made teh (sic) same in the year 1727 M B
Length Without Frame
35 1/4"
Width Without Frame
6"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#30.120.121 Anonymous gift, 1930.
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art