- Maker
- McColley, Mahala (age 17?)
- Date made
- ca. 1820
- Origin
- Hillsborough, NH US
- Stitches
- Chain, Hem, Cross, Outline, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Large basket of fruit at center bottom. Floral border of many different flowers on each side with a wider border across the top and a narrow flower border at the bottom. The 10 commandments stitched in an octagonal cartouche with another verse below.
- Inscription
- Keep these laws. / / Have thou no other God but me / Unto no idol bend thy knee / Take not the name of God in vain. / Do not the Sabbath Day profane / Honor thy Father and thy Mother too / And see that thou no murder do / Let chastity preserve thee clean / And steal not though thy case be mean / Bear no false witness shun that blot / What is thy neighbor's covet not. / / In nature's volume every line / Proclaims its author all divine / And every plant and every flower / Are trophies of his sovereign power / The sky above the earth we tread / Their Maker a glory widely spread / But that by inspiration given / Directs our souls the way to Heaven. / M a h a l a M c C o l l e y //
- Length Without Frame
- 25.25"
- Width Without Frame
- 17.5"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1969.504.08
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
