Meredith, Elizabeth

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Maker
Meredith, Elizabeth
Date made
1786
Origin
Bucks County, PA US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet: uppercase block. Numbers 1-10. Various narrow and one wide cross band. Panel #2 has three large baskets with flowers with smaller plants and flowers between. Panel #3 has verse and tall flowers on both sides. Panel #4 A tree on both sides with perched birds. At the bottom a green ground with birds, baskets of flowers, plants and animals.
Inscription
Teach me to feel anothers woe / My heart at others bliss to glow / Relieve the poor assist the weak / And wipe the tear from misery cheek . Elizabeth Meredith / 1786 / / Initials: MM / TM CM //
Length Without Frame
18"
Width Without Frame
15.25"
Historical Owner
#F.61.097.01
Owner
Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
Owner Private
Mercer Museum