- Maker
- Small, Margaret
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: #4 missing the Z all others with 26 letters. Various cross bands. At the bottom a two story house with two chimneys. A large geometric flowering on each side. 6 crowns and coronets. Reversing arcaded small flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Jesus Permit thy gracious Name to stand / As the first Effort of an Infants hand / And while her fingers on the canvass move / Engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love / With thy dear children may she have a part / And write thy Name thyself upon her heart / Margaret Small //
- Historical Owner
- 1969-288-146
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art