Hickman, Betty (age 11)

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Maker
Hickman, Betty (age 11)
Date made
1734
Origin
England
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Verse in a center oval with various stitched lines. At the bottom a large figure of a man on L and a woman on R. Between them three children playing with their pet dogs. Elaborate border up both sides with a small sun on the L and three angels across the top the sun on the L and the moon on the R with blue clouds above. Filled in border of flowers and leaves .
Inscription
This / place my name shall / ever have / when I am de / ad and in my grave and / ground / worms my body eat than you may / see my name compleat / Betty Hickman / aged eleven years / July the 18 1734 BH / When this you see remember me............WORK / IMPULSE CANNOT BE WITHOUT PATIENCE AND
Length Without Frame
15 3/16"
Width Without Frame
12 9/16"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1960.9.4 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center