Love * Thou * The * Lord & he will * be * a / Tender * Father unto The * The Rose * / IS Red * The Grass is Green The * Day^s / Are Past Which I Have * Seen * 1 7 9 6 / See how the lilies flourish White ^& fair / See how the Ravens fed by Heavens care / Then noer distress thyself for Cloaths or bread / While lilies flourish and the ravens fed / Hannah * Bunker * is * my * name * Nantucket / Is * my dwelling place * The British domin / ion is my native soil America is my choice //

Maker

Bunker, Hannah

Date made

1796

Origin

Nantucket, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: each missing J. Two ampersands. Various stitched lines and narrow cross bands. Narrow border all four sides.

Inscription

Love * Thou * The * Lord & he will * be * a / Tender * Father unto The * The Rose * / IS Red * The Grass is Green The * Day^s / Are Past Which I Have * Seen * 1 7 9 6 / See how the lilies flourish White ^& fair / See how the Ravens fed by Heavens care / Then noer distress thyself for Cloaths or bread / While lilies flourish and the ravens fed / Hannah * Bunker * is * my * name * Nantucket / Is * my dwelling place * The British domin / ion is my native soil America is my choice //

Length Without Frame

8 1/2"

Width Without Frame

8"

Historical Owner

#1917.0036.007 Gift of Gertrude M. King

Owner

Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, MA

Owner Private

Nantucket Historical Association