Beecher, Julia Ann (age 11)

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Maker
Beecher, Julia Ann (age 11)
Date made
1829
Origin
Woodbury, CT US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. A large urn with flowers is centered, a small flowered wreath with a verse on both sides. At the bottom a depiction of the three domes of the U. S. Capital building sits on a green lawn with four large trees behind. An arcaded leaf and flower border across the top and down both sides.
Inscription
(Note: most of the inscription is illegible) (Near the bottom L): Let not mercy and / truth forsake thee / bind them about thy neck ????????? (Near the bottom R): Favor is deceitful / and beauty is vain / but a woman that / feareth the Lord / shall be praised
Length Without Frame
19 1/2"
Width Without Frame
20 1/4"
Historical Owner
#2001.4 Purchased
Owner
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Owner Private
Mattatuck Museum