Austin, Mary Ann (age 7)

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Maker
Austin, Mary Ann (age 7)
Date made
ca. 1819
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
Yes Page 124 Verse 458
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase block double letters. Numbers 1-11 near the top and 1-14 near the bottom. Simple stitched lines with a wave cross band at the bottom. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
Inscription
Remember thy Creator / In the days of thy youth My God who makes the sun to / know His proper hour to rise And to give light to all below / Doth send him round the skies When from the chambers / of the east His morning race begins He never tires nor / stops to rest But round the world he shines So like the sun / would I fulfil The business of the day Begin my work / young morning of my days Has all been spent in vain / And now another day is gone Ill sing my Makers praise / My comforts evry hour make known His providence and / grace But how my childhood runs to waste My sins how / great their sum Lord give me pardon for the past And / strength for days to come I lay my body down to sleep / Let angels guard my head And thro the hours of darkness / keep their watch around my bed / Mary Ann Austin Her Work in the 7 Year of Her Age
Length Without Frame
16"
Width Without Frame
13"
Bolton & Co. Page
124 Verse #458
Owner
Historical Society of Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA
Owner Private
Historical Society of Old Newbury