Rice, Nancy (age 12)

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Maker
Rice, Nancy (age 12)
Date made
1819
Origin
Rochester(ville), NY US
Stitches
Cross, Half, Petite, Irish (Florentine) Four-Sided, Long-Arm Cross, Algerian Eyelet, Rice.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: upper, lower and script. Family names, marriage and birth dates done in a saw tooth square. Saw tooth border all four sides.
Inscription
James Rice and / Judith Sabin / Married 1779 Died Nov 2 d 1794 / Sept 9th 1814. their children were / Caleb Rice Feb 5th 1782 May 5th 1815 / Nancy Rice Oct 21st 1784 Nov 15th 184 / Charles Rice Aug 23d 1787 Sept 9th 189 / ____________________________________________ Caleb Rice and / Mary McCullough Married Nov 9th 1806 / their children were / Nancy Rice Feb 7th 1807 / James Rice Jan 23d 1809 / John Rice Feb 4th 1811 / Charles Rice March 10th 1813 / Caleb Rice March 5th 1815 / Rochesterville Dec 3d 1819 I B E M H B *Reproduction chart available at: www.ochs.org
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1976.045.0001 Gift to Society
Owner
Ontario County Historical Society, Canandaigua, NY
Owner Private
Ontario County Historical Society