Ford, Nabby (age 10)

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Maker
Ford, Nabby (age 10)
Date made
1799
Origin
Portland, ME US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: 26 letters. Numbers 1-14. All done in a saw tooth center panel with verse. At top a draped cascade of flowers with a bird on each side. Vase at L and R bottom with flowers rising to the top ending with a bow at the center top. Floral spray across the bottom.
Inscription
N A B B Y F O R D WAS / B O R N OCT th 29 1789 / AE 10 years Portland * 1799 / Trancient fickle light and gay / Flattering only to betray / What alass can life contain / Life's like all its circles vain. / When our work of life is past / O! receive us then at last: / Labour then will all be o'er / Night of Sin will be no more. //
Length Without Frame
22"
Width Without Frame
17"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1960.167.001
Owner
The American Museum in Britain, Bath, UK
Owner Private
The American Museum in Britain