To be resigned when ills betide, / Patient when favours are denied And pleased with (?) yours given / Most surely this is wisdom's part This is that the insense of the heart / Whose fragrance smells to Heav'n. / (Note: Hymn by Nathaniel Cotton, MD ca. 1760) / Zillah R. Haynes, Cornersville Female Seminary, May the 2, 1834 //

Maker

Haynes, Zillah Resign (1821-1859) (age 13)

Date made

May 2, 1834

Origin

Cornersville, TN US

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: each complete. Inscription done in a flower and leaf cartouche. Reversing arcaded rose border all 4 sides. Done at Cornersville, TN Female Seminary School.

Inscription

To be resigned when ills betide, / Patient when favours are denied And pleased with (?) yours given / Most surely this is wisdom's part This is that the insense of the heart / Whose fragrance smells to Heav'n. / (Note: Hymn by Nathaniel Cotton, MD ca. 1760) / Zillah R. Haynes, Cornersville Female Seminary, May the 2, 1834 //

Length Without Frame

18"

Length With Frame

19"

Width Without Frame

16"

Wdith With Frame

17"

Original Frame

No

Owner

Dr. & Mrs. William M. Gabard

Owner Private

Dr. & Mrs. William M Gabard

Name of School

Cornersville Female Seminary School, TN