(Near the top): IANET * PURVES* IANET * PURVES * MANDERSON / (In a center square): C A t h A R I N E / A r c H I s o n / A g e 11 / 1 8 2 2 / (In a square on lower L): Remember now thy / creator in the days / of thy youth while / the evil day come / not nor the years / draw nigh when / thou shall save have / no pleasure in them / (Various initials down the R side).

Maker

Archison, Catharine (age 11)

Date made

1822

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Eyelet.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Wool

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

1 alphabet: uppercase block, ends with O, no J. Initials going down R side. Near the center Adam and Eve. At bottom a house with two chimneys, two trees on each side. At the bottom a house with two chimneys, four trees, two figures, rabbits, a dog. Crowns on each side. Reversing arcaded Pansy border all four sides.

Inscription

(Near the top): IANET * PURVES* IANET * PURVES * MANDERSON / (In a center square): C A t h A R I N E / A r c H I s o n / A g e 11 / 1 8 2 2 / (In a square on lower L): Remember now thy / creator in the days / of thy youth while / the evil day come / not nor the years / draw nigh when / thou shall save have / no pleasure in them / (Various initials down the R side).

Length With Frame

20"

Wdith With Frame

15"

Original Frame

No

Historical Owner

Purchased

Owner

Private collector