Fernald, Betsy

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Maker
Fernald, Betsy
Date made
1804
Origin
Eliot, ME US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen (?)
Embroidery Thread
Silk (?)
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-6. Simple stitched lines. At center bottom a basket with handles, two birds, a small tree and flower motif. Scroll border all four sides.
Inscription
Virtue / Virtues the Chiefest Beauty of the Mind / The Noblest Ornament Of Human Kind Virt / u is Our Safeuard and Our guiding star / That Stirs Up Reason When Our Senses err / B E T S Y F E R N A L D / WORKED THIS IN JULY / IN THE 12 YEAR OF HER / AGE 1804 //
Owner
Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME
Owner Private
Maine State Museum