- Maker
- Hunt, Eliza Ann (age 9)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Know, Split, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 177 Verse 515 (var)
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets. Numbers 1-20. At bottom 4 story house with trees. Strawberries. Weeping willow tree over a tombstone. In center three hearts flanked by flowering branches. Border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (On L:) Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers o'er this canvas move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name thyself upon her heart / Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Eliza Hunt who died Jan. 6, 1817: Mrs. Sarah Hunt died Sept. 28, 1823. (In Heart in Center): Rueben Hunt / bn Jan 11 1783 / Eliza Taft / bn June 27 1788 Sarah Snow / bn Dec. 14 1785 / Married / to E T / Oct 27 / 1814 to / S S / March / 10th / 1819 (Below): Eliza A. Hunt bn Sep 20 1815 / Reuben Hunt Jr bn Dec 19 1816 / Sarah Hunt bn Feb 8 1820 / Martha A Hunt bn Nov 7 1822 (Under willow tree on R): Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs Eliza Hunt / who died Jan 6 1817 / Mrs Sarah Hunt / died Sep 28 1823 / (at bottom) Wrought by Eliza Ann Hunt aged nine years 1824
- Length Without Frame
- 16 9/16"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 5/16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1941-69-162 Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 177 Verse 515 (var)
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
