(On L): I ask not fortunes partial smile / exhaustless source of care / Nor all her fancied gay delights / can claim a serious prayer / I ask not that in calm repose / My even days may flow / Unruffled by adversity / exempt from human woe / (On R): Nor pleasures soft alluring form / with ardent wish I seek / Far less the captivating bloom that glows on beauty's cheek / Enough that no reflections keen / no crimes my soul oppress / To rob me of the flattering hope / of future happiness. / (Near the bottom on the L): Hannah Huddell 1793 //

Maker

Huddell, Hannah (age 12)

Date made

1793

Origin

Philadelphia, PA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Four verses separated with very decorative cross bands. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides

Inscription

(On L): I ask not fortunes partial smile / exhaustless source of care / Nor all her fancied gay delights / can claim a serious prayer / I ask not that in calm repose / My even days may flow / Unruffled by adversity / exempt from human woe / (On R): Nor pleasures soft alluring form / with ardent wish I seek / Far less the captivating bloom that glows on beauty's cheek / Enough that no reflections keen / no crimes my soul oppress / To rob me of the flattering hope / of future happiness. / (Near the bottom on the L): Hannah Huddell 1793 //

Length Without Frame

18"

Length With Frame

22'

Width Without Frame

18"

Wdith With Frame

22"

Historical Owner

Inherited

Owner

Mary Ashbridge