- Maker
- Melton, Mary Ann (age 9)
- Date made
- 1800
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 195
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Various motifs of flowers, baskets of fruit, stags, pine trees with a cross at the top, a birdhouse (?) with birds perched on top. Arcaded carnation and flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of a youthful hand / And while her fingers on the canvas move / Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her have her part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart / (In a centered cartouche near the bottom): Mary Ann Melten / Aged 9 Years //
- Length Without Frame
- 16"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1928.6807 William Bridges Thayer Memorial
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 195
- Owner
- Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas
- Owner Private
- Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
