- Maker
- Buttrick, Miriam
- Date made
- 1812
- Origin
- Concord, MA US
- Stitches
- French Knot, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes......... Page 135
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 'Charity' is represented as a female figure holding a baby and offering bread to a boy. Another child is sheltered in her robe. A tree on the L overhangs the scene and in the background are a farmhouse with fence and a row of Poplars and Yews. The sky, hands and faces of the figures are painted. Done at Rowson Academy in Boston, MA.
- Inscription
- Painted on frame: CHARITY Wrought by Miriam Buttrick Concord 1812 //
- Length Without Frame
- 23.75"
- Width Without Frame
- 21.75"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1998.022
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 135
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum
- Name of School
- Rowson Academy, Boston, MA
