- Maker
- Gardener, Ann
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool ?
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: upper and lowercase, both with 26 letters. Strawberry and carnation cross bands. Tree at center bottom separates the two sides which are a mirror image of each other with baskets of flowers, birds, deer and other animals, crowns. Decorative border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Now for a while aside ill lay * my childish / trifles and my play * and call my thoughts / which rove abroad * to view myself and / view my God * Ann Gardener * 1824
- Length Without Frame
- 31.5 cm
- Width Without Frame
- 30 3/4 cm
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #FA.1976.31.1 Gift of Lucia Batten
- Owner
- IFAF Collection, Museum of Int'l Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
- Owner Private
- Museum of Int'l Folk Art
