- Maker
- Hastings, Jane (age 14?)
- Date made
- 1793
- Origin
- Wilmington, DE US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block missing V. Alphabet and verse done in a stitched rectangle with a large carnation and other flowers in a cross band in the upper third with a strawberry cross band at the center. Undulating tulip, daisy and rose border with leaves on all for sides.
- Inscription
- What Is The Blooming Tincture / Of The Skin To Peace Of Mind / To Harmony Within / / This Work In Hand My Friends / May Have When I Am In The / Silent Grave / / A Contented Minds A Continua / l Store He Who Has That With Little Needs / No More That Man Is Blest Whose Treasurs These / Where Never Fadeing Treasures Are / Jane Hastings.s Work In The / 14(?) Year Of Her Age 1793
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #N1973.023
- Owner
- Delaware Historical Society, Wilmington, DE
- Owner Private
- Delaware Historical Society
