This is a faithful saying and / Worthy of all acceptance / That christ jesus came unto / the world to save sinners / Of whom I am chief / First of timothy first chap / 15 vers / If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, From doing thy pleasure on my holy day; And call the sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord Honourable; and shalt honour him not doing thine own / Ways nor finding thine own pleasure nor speaking / Thine own words, may this be my motto / Isaiah 58 chap 13 (In a rectangle at center bottom): Harriet Thresher / Aged 12 Years 1808 //

Maker

Thresher, Harriet (age 12)

Date made

1808

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Wool

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: #4 with double letters. Narrow stitched lines. Near the top a deer between two trees with a bird and a crown on both sides. At the bottom a shepherd with his dog next to a tree on the R and a bird on a fence on the L. Narrow cross stitch border all four sides.

Inscription

This is a faithful saying and / Worthy of all acceptance / That christ jesus came unto / the world to save sinners / Of whom I am chief / First of timothy first chap / 15 vers / If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, From doing thy pleasure on my holy day; And call the sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord Honourable; and shalt honour him not doing thine own / Ways nor finding thine own pleasure nor speaking / Thine own words, may this be my motto / Isaiah 58 chap 13 (In a rectangle at center bottom): Harriet Thresher / Aged 12 Years 1808 //

Length Without Frame

13 3/4"

Width Without Frame

13"

Historical Owner

#32.331 Bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Owner Private

Museum of Fine Arts