Snow, Polly (age 10)

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Maker
Snow, Polly (age 10)
Date made
1798
Origin
MA US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Satin,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: all missing the J. Numbers 1-9 and 1-7. Figure of a girl at bottom L, birds, various floral baskets, an animal, baskets of flowers, a tree with birds on the R. Reversing arcaded trefoil border up both sides and across the top with an outer saw tooth border all four sides.
Inscription
On line in center): Polly Snow Born In December the 2 day of 1788 / This wrought / in the Year / 1798 (In saw tooth cartouche just below): Let morals Piety / and Learning Join / To mend the heart the mind / to refine ....... Power / And Purity and his with ????? / Allure the feet to wisdoms / bower //
Length Without Frame
15 3/8"
Length With Frame
17 1/2"
Width Without Frame
12 1/2"
Wdith With Frame
14 3/4"
Historical Owner
#B.98.16 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Marrow (See America's Treasures at Bayou Bend: Celebrating Fifty Years by Michael K. Brown).
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend, Houston, TX
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend