Moodie, Rachel

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Maker
Moodie, Rachel
Date made
1764
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No Verse #509 Page 318. 1738
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: missing the J, q not Q. Simple stitched rows. Large motif of potted flowers. Below this is the Lord's prayer. Simple border all 4 sides.
Inscription
OUR Father Which art in heaven / HalloWed be thy name. Thy / Kingdom come ThY Will be / done in earth as it is in heaVen / Give Us this daY our dailY / bread And forgive us our / debts as We forgive our debt / ors. And lead us not into temp / tation but deliVer Us from eVil / For thine is the kingdom and the 'Power and the glory foreVer / Amen Rachel Moodie 1764 //
Length Without Frame
5 3/4"
Length With Frame
7 3/4"
Width Without Frame
13"
Wdith With Frame
15"
Historical Owner
Gift of Mrs. F.F. Thompson, 1913
Owner
NSCDA Van Cortlandt House, Riverdale, NY
Owner Private
NSCDA-NY Van Cortlandt House