While rosy cheeks their bloom confess / And youth thy bosom warms / Let Virtue and let Knowledge dress / Thy mind with brighter charms / Daily in some fine page to look / Lay meaner sports aside / And let the needle and the book / Thy useful hours divide. / God of my life and author of my days / Permit my feeble voice to lisp thy praise / Teach me to quit this transitory scene / With decent triumph and a look serene / Teach me to fix my ardent hopes on high / And having liv?d to thee in thee to die. / Wrought by Maryann Spooner / Aged nine years /

Maker

Spooner, Maryann (age 9)

Date made

1808

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Satin, Cross.

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 225 Verse 162 (var), 187

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: No J, one ampersand. Numbers 1-14. Arcaded flower border.

Inscription

While rosy cheeks their bloom confess / And youth thy bosom warms / Let Virtue and let Knowledge dress / Thy mind with brighter charms / Daily in some fine page to look / Lay meaner sports aside / And let the needle and the book / Thy useful hours divide. / God of my life and author of my days / Permit my feeble voice to lisp thy praise / Teach me to quit this transitory scene / With decent triumph and a look serene / Teach me to fix my ardent hopes on high / And having liv?d to thee in thee to die. / Wrought by Maryann Spooner / Aged nine years /

Length Without Frame

22"

Length With Frame

24"

Width Without Frame

17"

Wdith With Frame

19"

Bolton & Co. Page

225 Verses 162 (var), 187, var, 419

Owner

Christine Mather

Owner Private

Christine Mather