Bradstreet, Katharine (age 9)

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Maker
Bradstreet, Katharine (age 9)
Date made
18th century
Origin
Boston, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: each missing J and U. Numbers 1-20. Various stitches and cross bands. No border.
Inscription
Katharine Bradstreet Is My Name This / Work In Hand / My Friends May Have When I / am Dead and Laid In Grave / Katharine Bradstreet / AGd 9 * December ? //
Length Without Frame
11 9/16"
Width Without Frame
6 7/8"
Historical Owner
#52.1385 MFA purchase from Miss Catherine B. Campbell in 1952. Helen & Alice Colburn Fund.
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts