- Maker
- Newhall, Elizabeth (age 12)
- Date made
- 1826
- Origin
- Lynn, MA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Straight
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-6. Various stitched lines. Two urn motifs. All done in a bordered rectangle. Reversing arcaded strawberry border that meets a basket of flowers at center bottom. Outer saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of an infant hand / And while her fingers oer the canvass move, / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love, With thy dear children let her share a part / And write they name thyself upon her heart. / Elizabeth Newhall wrought this work Lynn August 1826 Aged 12 years //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 19 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.39.349 Gift of Pamela and Paul Ness in memory of Prof. and Mrs. E.H. Miller
- Owner
- Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
- Owner Private
- Allentown Art Museum