Remember well and hark in mind / A faithful friend is hard to find / Titles may set a glass upon our name / But virtue only is the life of fame / Example is a living law whose sway / Men more than all the written laws obey / Know when to speak and silent when to sit / Fool silent often pass for men of wit / The Fear of the Lord / is the beginning of wis / dom. if riches increase / set not thy heart upon / them / (Note: lines from "The Child's Best Instructor") Ann Jordan Oct the 29th A.D. 1742 //

Maker

Jordan, Ann

Date made

1742

Origin

US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet

In Bolton & Co.

No Verse 67 (partial) Page 264 1730

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: no J's or U's. Numbers 1-20. Simple stitched lines. Diamond motifs. No border.

Inscription

Remember well and hark in mind / A faithful friend is hard to find / Titles may set a glass upon our name / But virtue only is the life of fame / Example is a living law whose sway / Men more than all the written laws obey / Know when to speak and silent when to sit / Fool silent often pass for men of wit / The Fear of the Lord / is the beginning of wis / dom. if riches increase / set not thy heart upon / them / (Note: lines from "The Child's Best Instructor") Ann Jordan Oct the 29th A.D. 1742 //

Length Without Frame

17 1/4"

Length With Frame

19 1/2"

Width Without Frame

8 1/2"

Wdith With Frame

10 1/4"

Owner

NSCDA Octagon House, San Francisco, CA

Owner Private

NSCDA-CA Octagon House