- Maker
- Allen, Isabell
- Date made
- 1785
- Origin
- Scotland or England
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, Double running, Satin, Sawtooth/ Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Flowers in baskets and urns, a man in a boat. flower on stems, a peacock, birds, three marching boxers holding flowers, birds. Three saw tooth cross bands. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Song 5 - 2 / I sleep but my heart waketh it / is the voice of my Beloved that / Knocketh i sayig open to mi my / sister my love my dove my und / efiled for my head is filled with / dew and my locks with the dro / ps of the night (Note: Song of Solomon Chapter 5, verse 2) //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.421 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
