To God above and to your friends below Still let your breast with zeal and duty glow much to your parents more to haven (?) you owe Above the house scene is the inscription: Taught by Ann Beaumont. (Below the scene): Wrought by Lucretia M. Beaumont Lebanon Sept 1834 aged 10 //

Maker

Beaumont, Lucretia M. (age 10)

Date made

1834

Origin

Lebanon, CT US

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Outline, Slanting.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 versions of alphabets. Numbers 1-13. At the bottom is a scene with a large house with a central Palladian window and 6 chimneys. On the L stands a girl holding a parasol, motifs of a tree, 3 birds and 2 pots of flowers. On R are 2 more trees, 4 birds, a cat and 2 pots of flowers.

Inscription

To God above and to your friends below Still let your breast with zeal and duty glow much to your parents more to haven (?) you owe Above the house scene is the inscription: Taught by Ann Beaumont. (Below the scene): Wrought by Lucretia M. Beaumont Lebanon Sept 1834 aged 10 //

Length Without Frame

16 1.2"

Width Without Frame

17 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1973.001

Owner

Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, CT

Owner Private

Lebanon Historical Society