- Maker
- Mantz, Charlotte (age 11)
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- MD (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Broad reversing floral band over verse. At the bottom a brick house with a chimney at each end set on a stepped lawn with poplar and pine trees on both sides. Baskets and urns of flowers flank verse. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- Virtue's the greatest beauty of the Mind, / The noblest ornament of human Kind, / Virtue's our safe guard and our guiding star, / That stirs up reason when our senses err. / / Charlotte Mantz Worked this in the 11th year / of her age 1803 //
- Length With Frame
- 19 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- A. Trail Kenety
