- Maker
- Hall, Anne (age 8)
- Date made
- 1835
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross over 1, Cross over 2.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Upper quarter has baskets of flowers, two facing birds on a branch on each side with a crown in the center. The next panel has a large church with flying angels, trees and birds on branches. Third panel has a large basket of flowers in the center with a small black animal with a collar. The bottom panel has a milk maid, a squirrel and a reindeer on each side with a centered castle. Floral and vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (Near the top): THE MESSIAH / The seas shall waste the skies in smoke decay / Rocks fall to dust and mountains melt away / BUt fix d his word his saving power remains / Thy realm for ever lasts thy own Messiah reigns / (In a small cartouche in the lower quadrant) Anne Hall / Dec r 1835 / Aged 8 Yrs
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1973.113.0
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
