Virtue the chiefest beauty of the mind, / The noblest ornament to human kind. / Let us suppose the virtuous mind a rose, / Which nature plants and education blooms, / Let virtue prove you, never fading bloom, / For mental beauties will survive the tomb. / Wrought by Abigal Davis / Aged / 11 Years / Brighton Oct 29th / 1828

Maker

Davis, Abigail (age 11)

Date made

1828

Origin

Brighton, MA US

Stitches

Cross over 1 and 2, Satin, Chain.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

4 alphabets: 2 with ampersands. Numbers 1-7. Simple stitched lines. Various motifs of trees, flowers. Large basket of fruit at center near bottom. Floral spray inner border. Saw tooth border all four sides.

Inscription

Virtue the chiefest beauty of the mind, / The noblest ornament to human kind. / Let us suppose the virtuous mind a rose, / Which nature plants and education blooms, / Let virtue prove you, never fading bloom, / For mental beauties will survive the tomb. / Wrought by Abigal Davis / Aged / 11 Years / Brighton Oct 29th / 1828

Length Without Frame

12"

Width Without Frame

18"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1440 (Catalog available at www.dupinternational.org)

Owner

Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, UT

Owner Private

Pioneer Memorial Museum