Miller, Eliza Ann (age 11)

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Maker
Miller, Eliza Ann (age 11)
Date made
1797
Origin
Netherlands? or US ?
Stitches
Cross over 1, Cross over 2, Satin.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
At top large baskets of fruit with a bird and squirrel on both sides and flower motifs in center and L & R sides. In the center panel a bird in a cage with larger birds on each side with windmills and trees and flower motifs on each side. Large building at center bottom set on a green lawn with a pine tree with animals below on either side. Carnation outer border with a satin stitch inner border.
Inscription
This world is a City and all full of streets / And Death is a market where all men must meet / If Life was a thing that many Could Buy / The Rich they would Live and the poor they must Die / but God in mercy has ordered it so . That the Rich and poor Together must go / / / (On L): If Jesus is yours / you have a true friend / his Goodness endures / the same to the end / Eliza Ann Miller / 1797 / (On R): your tempers may vary / your comforts decline / you cannot miscarry / your aid is divine / in Eleventh year of / her age
Length Without Frame
18 1/2"
Width Without Frame
11 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#90002-783 (Catalog available at www.dupinternational.org)
Owner
Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, UT
Owner Private
Pioneer Memorial Museum