Higley, Eliza (age 9)

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Maker
Higley, Eliza (age 9)
Date made
1824
Origin
England
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with J and U. Numbers 1-10 and 1-
Inscription
"What words, what voices can we bring / Which way our accents raise / To welcome our mysterious King / And sing a saviours praise / A?? can heals all we can / For his unbounded love / All that was ever wrote by man / Or Sung in hymn above / Eliza Higley Finished this Work August 24, 1824 / Aged Nine Years // (Note: verse from a Christmas Hymn by William Knapp c. 1698-1768)
Length Without Frame
15"
Width Without Frame
18"
Historical Owner
#1997.7.71 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center