- Maker
- Mason, Elizabeth (age 11)
- Date made
- 1783
- Origin
- Philadelphia, PA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Stem, Satin, Algerian eye, Straight, Bullion.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse 385. 1731. Page 297.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: no J's, q not Q, long style S. U and V transposed. Numbers 1-18 and 1-9. Geometric cross bands. Two wide cross bands, one a geometric strawberry vine, and one a geometric vine with free style roses. At the bottom a stag and doe on hillocks, surrounded by birds, butterflies, trees, flowers. Saw tooth inner border and geometric carnation outer border, all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- (Note: uses the long style S) : See How The Lillies Flowr White And Fair / See How The Ravens Fed From Heavens Ar / Arise Thou King of Kings Arise And Reign / Except Thy Worship SprinG All Worships Vain / (In a small cartouche at center bottom): ELizabeth / MasOn her / WOrk Ma / in the 11 de / Year Of / her ag / 1783 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- TE#E391808 Gift of Mrs. Gertrude D. Ritter Webster
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
