- Maker
- Hollis, Mary Ann (age 10)
- Date made
- 1820
- Origin
- New England (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Hem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: Uppercase block with double letters, uppercase script missing J. Numbers 1-20 and then by 10's to 80. Various stitched lines and cross bands. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- No radiant pearl which crested fortune wears, / No gem that twinkling hangs from beauty's ears. / Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn, / Nor vernal suns that gild the rising morn, / Whine with such lustre as the tear that breaks, / For others' woe, down virtue's lovely cheeks. / (Note: excerpts from The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802) / Mary Ann Hollis AE 10 1820 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- #1960.139 Gift of Georganna T. Ives
- Owner
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Owner Private
- Art Institute of Chicago
