- Maker
- Sellers, Ann (1783-1870) (age 10)
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- Philadelphia, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A beautiful depiction of flowers done in a wreath within a square. Petunias, carnations and others done with a spray in each corner. An arcaded border sprinkled with small flowers.
- Inscription
- Let fervent charity remain, / Forever in my breast, / Oh may I feel anothers pain, / In others joys be blest / Ann Sellers / 1773 (Note: from an Invocation to the Almighty by Joseph Brown Ladd 1764-1786) //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1940.1338 From the Estate of M.M. Sellers
- Owner
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Owner Private
- Art Institute of Chicago
