- Maker
- Ians, Dorothy (age 7)
- Date made
- 1750
- Origin
- Charleston, SC US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 56 Verse 41, 132
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the upper third, Abraham with his son and the ram at the altar. In the lower half Adam and Eve with their children stand beneath the apple tree. Two more children are near the top of the tree. Various bird motifs. Arcaded strawberry inner border all four sides with a saw tooth outer border down both sides.
- Inscription
- THIS HAVE I DOnE TO LET YOU SE / E WHAT CARE mY PARENTS TOOK / OF mE THIS WORK IN HAnD MY FRIEnDS mAY HAVE WHEn I Am DEAD An DEAD AnD LAID In / GRAVE mISS D / OROTHY IAnS AGED 7 YEARS In THE YEAR OF / OUR LORD 1750 //
- Length Without Frame
- 22 2/3"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #HT 0528 Donated by Mrs. F.D. Stansell, granddaughter of maker
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 56 Verse 41
- Owner
- The Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC
- Owner Private
- The Charleston Museum
