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 / / Maria Pratt Aged 8 years 1831 (note: see also 3744 done at the same school)

Maker

Pratt, Maria (age 8)

Date made

1831

Origin

Cohasset, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Stem

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Simple stitched lines and several large cross bands. Flower sprays at both corners at the bottom. 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 / / Maria Pratt Aged 8 years 1831 (note: see also 3744 done at the same school)

Length Without Frame

17 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16 1/2"

Historical Owner

#1990.001.364

Owner

Cohasset Historical Society, Cohasset, MA

Owner Private

Cohasset Historical Society