Stoddard, Frances Anna (age 11)

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Maker
Stoddard, Frances Anna (age 11)
Date made
1831
Origin
Cohasset, MA US
Stitches
Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. One ampersand. Simple stitched lines and several large cross bands. Inner rose and leaf border meets at top and bottom center with a bow. Outer scroll border all four sides.
Inscription
This canvass emblem of the female mind / Unlettered unadorned how plain we find / Tis education fills the vacant ground / Improves the whole and scatters beauties round / / Frances Anna Stoddard aged 11 / 1831 (Note: see also 3743 done at the same school).
Length Without Frame
16 1/4"
Width Without Frame
17 1/2"
Historical Owner
#1990.001.365
Owner
Cohasset Historical Society, Cohasset, MA
Owner Private
Cohasset Historical Society