- Maker
- Bird, Hannah
- Date made
- 1834
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In a saw tooth stitched rectangle two vertical bands, flowers, insects and bird motifs. At the bottom a large house, two birds perched on the roof, two chimneys, a fenced green lawn. Inner reversing arcaded carnation border and an outer saw tooth border.
- Inscription
- T R U E P E A C E / Lord it is not life to live / If thy presence thou deny / Lord thou thy presence give / Tis no longer death to die / Source and giver of repose / singly from thy smile it flows / Peace and happiness are thine / Mine they are if thou art mine / I shall be satified when I awake with thy likeness Psalm 17.15 / On L of House): Hannah BIrd (On R of house): Sep br / 1 8 3 4 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #T.62-1938 Bequest of Mrs. H.A. Longman
- Owner
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Owner Private
- Fitzwilliam Museum
