Badcock, Caroline (age 13)

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Maker
Badcock, Caroline (age 13)
Date made
1816
Origin
England
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A verse "The Wish". Flower and leaf border all four sides.
Inscription
"The Wish / May God Almighty keep from every snare / And be the guardian of the British fair / May joy and peace may riches and content / And the clear conscience of a life well spent / Calm every thought in spirit every grace / Now in each heart and sparkles in each face / May day improve on day and year on year / Without an anxious trouble doubt or fear / May virtue prove their never fading bloom / For mental charms alone survive the tomb / / (In a circular cartouche): Caroline Badcock / Aged 13 years / July 12 1815 //
Length Without Frame
17 7/8"
Width Without Frame
18 1/8"
Historical Owner
#1997.7.67 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center