- Maker
- Gardner, Mary (age 12)
- Date made
- 1812
- Origin
- Hingham (MA)? US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Chain, Bullion, Surface satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Preceded by vowels AEIOUWY. Numbers 1-9. A flower and leaf border starts at center bottom and ends there with a bow. A rose motif in each corner.
- Inscription
- Plain as this canvas was, as plain we find, / Unlettered unadorned the female mind. / No fine ideas fill the vacant soul, / No graceful coloring animates the whole. / With close attention carefully inwrought, / Fair education paints the pleasing thought, / Inserts the curious line on proper ground, / Completes the whole, and scatters flowers around. / Mary Gardner Aged 12 / 4th ?? North School Hingham
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-365 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Name of School
- North School, Hingham (MA)?