Easterbrook, Mary (age 11)

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Maker
Easterbrook, Mary (age 11)
Date made
1807
Origin
Swanzey, NH US
Stitches
Cross, Satin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk,Linen
Predominent Motif
5 alphabets: #2 missing the J and U, #3 ends with E, #5 has both the long and short S. Numbers 1-(1)0. Various stitched lines, one reversing arcaded diamond band at the bottom.
Inscription
MARY EASTERBROOKS IS MY NAME / AND ENGLISH IS MY NATION M E / SWANSEY IS MY DWELLING PLACE / AND CHRIST IS MY SALVATION / THIS NEEDLE WORK OF MINE CAN TELL / WHEN I WAS YOUNG WAS LEARNED WELL / AND BY MY PARETS I WAS TAUGHT / NO TO SPEND MY TIME FOR NOUGHT / Mary Easterbrooks was born in swanzey / August the seventh in the Year of our lord one / Thousand eight hundred and seven * this needle / Work wrought in the eleventh Year of her age / AD 1817 * Taught by sarah mason * //
Length Without Frame
19 1/4"
Length With Frame
21"
Width Without Frame
15"
Wdith With Frame
16 3/4"
Historical Owner
#79.80.2 Gift of Mrs. William P. Hacker 1979
Owner
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
Owner Private
Allentown Art Museum