Carlile, Rebecca (age 10)

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Maker
Carlile, Rebecca (age 10)
Date made
1808
Origin
Philadelphia, PA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
(In a saw tooth stitched square): At center top a basket of flowers, various flower motifs on both sides with a large red bird perched on a small branch at bottom L. Reversing arcaded leaf and small flower border all four sides.
Inscription
(Stitched in a centered saw tooth stitched square): CO N S C I O U S N E S S / Young as I am I have my Guilt / Repeated every day / O may the blood of Jesus spilt / Was all my crimes away / Rebecca Carlile 18008 //
Length Without Frame
19"
Width Without Frame
19"
Owner
Gloucester County Historical Society, Woodbury, NJ
Owner Private
Gloucester County Historical Society