- Maker
- Perkins, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1829
- Origin
- US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- Sampler
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effect of an infant hand / And while her fingers on the canvas move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her have a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart. / Elizabeth Perkins Finished May 18, 1829
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1960.9.117 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center