Almy, Harriet (age 10)

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Maker
Almy, Harriet (age 10)
Date made
1822
Origin
RI (?) US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No #614. 1783. Page 332.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: upper, lower case and script. Script missing U. Numbers 1-10. In center panel is a flying bird above a field of flowers. Below is a panel with a two story house with a tree on each side, one with no leaves and one in bloom and a green lawn with animals on the L. Narrow zig zag border all four sides.
Inscription
Observe the ant for she instructs the man, / And Preaches labour gathering all she can / Then brings it to Increase her heap at home / Against the winter which she knows will come / And when that comes she creeps abroad no more / But lies at home and feasts upon her store. / Harriet Almy's Sampler wrought A / pril 18th 1822 in the 10th year of her age. //
Length Without Frame
8"
Width Without Frame
17"
Historical Owner
#1950.99 Bequest of Mrs. Harriet Stillman.
Owner
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Ct
Owner Private
Lyman Allyn Art Museum