- Maker
- Lea, Mary
- Date made
- 1802
- Origin
- Chester Cnty, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Verse 678
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: lowercase. Has both the long and the short style S. 3 stitched lines and one short line motif. All done in a narrow vine oval.
- Inscription
- WEST-TOWN SCHOOL . / Be sovereign grace the guardian of my youth, / May Heaven-born virtue in my breast preside, / While wisdom, hounour, innocence, and truth, / Attend my steps, and all my actions guide. / (On L): L/TS Mary Lea. (On R): T/IE / MDCCCII //
- Length Without Frame
- 11"
- Width Without Frame
- 14"
- Historical Owner
- #1979.80.33 Gift of Mrs. William P. Hacker 1979
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 187
- Owner
- Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
- Owner Private
- Allentown Art Museum
