Hanson, Jane E. (age 12)

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Maker
Hanson, Jane E. (age 12)
Date made
1821
Origin
Baltimore, MD US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Cotton
Predominent Motif
7 alphabets: some with an occasional letter repeated. 2 ampersands. Numbers 1-10. One line of cross stitch divides the upper and lower panels and a large tree is at the bottom R. Narrow border all four sides.
Inscription
(On line #4): I E H 1 8 2 1 / (In the lower panel): HEAVENLY LOVE / Christs arms do still stand open to receive / All weary prodigals whom am doth tears(?) / For them he left his fathers blest abode / Made son of man to make man son of God / to cure their wounds his ??? bled / And died a death to raise us from the dead //
Historical Owner
#1951.23.7 Gift of Miss Hilda K. Bollman.
Owner
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Owner Private
Maryland Historical Society