T H I S I N D I A N W E E D / N O W W I T H E R H E D / Q U I T E T H O W G H / G R E E N A T N O O N / C U T D O W N N I G H T / S F C W T W // (Note): From an early poem about tobacco). //

Maker

Stoddard, Mehetable (Hyslop) (1719-1792)

Date made

ca. 1730-35

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Eyelet,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 partial alphabets: both uppercase. Various stitched lines. One motif of a dog.

Inscription

T H I S I N D I A N W E E D / N O W W I T H E R H E D / Q U I T E T H O W G H / G R E E N A T N O O N / C U T D O W N N I G H T / S F C W T W // (Note): From an early poem about tobacco). //

Length Without Frame

6 5/8"

Width Without Frame

8 7/16"

Historical Owner

#49.1032 Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and The Honorable Sumner Welles in memory of Georgianna Welles Sargent.

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA