- Maker
- Legg, Sophia
- Date made
- ca. 1815
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #443 page 310 1813
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Numbers 1-11. Verse. All done in a central rectangle. Across the bottom three small hillocks with a tree on L and R, a basket with flowers in the center, a small bird on each side. Undulating border of cabbage roses.
- Inscription
- Oh Source of wisdom! I implore / Thy aid to guide me safely o?er / The slippery paths of youth / O deign to lend a steady ray / To point the sure, the certain way / To honor and to truth / SoPhia Legg March 6 A //
- Length Without Frame
- 25 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 15/16"
- Historical Owner
- xxxx.0572
- Owner
- Alice T. Miner Museum, Chazy, NY
- Owner Private
- Alice T. Miner Museum
