Persevere. Be not weary in well doing / Youth in society are like flowers / Blown in their native bed, 'tis there alone / Their faculties expanded in full bloom / Shine out there only reach their proper use / (In a rose bud cartouche at the bottom): Wrought / by / Lydia J Cotton / aged 9 years / Aug st 27 1819 / Love learning and improve //

Maker

Cotton, Lydia J. (age 9)

Date made

1819

Origin

MA , US or England

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Stem.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: uppercase script & lowercase block, no J. Numbers 1-10. Verse in a wreath. Small flower motifs. Saw tooth variation border all four sides.

Inscription

Persevere. Be not weary in well doing / Youth in society are like flowers / Blown in their native bed, 'tis there alone / Their faculties expanded in full bloom / Shine out there only reach their proper use / (In a rose bud cartouche at the bottom): Wrought / by / Lydia J Cotton / aged 9 years / Aug st 27 1819 / Love learning and improve //

Length Without Frame

15 3/8"

Width Without Frame

14 1/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#T75-1938 Bequest of Mrs. H. A. Longman

Owner

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Owner Private

Fitzwilliam Museum