- Maker
- Williams, Mary Ann
- Date made
- 1839
- Origin
- East Port UK?
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-13 and 1-8. Arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- While with my needle I these letters trace / May I improve in virtue and in grace / Aim at Perfection yield to heaven in love / And emulate the blessed choir above / / Teach me o Lord the way of thy statutes / And I shall keep it unto the end / Mary Ann Williams / East Port Jane 31 / 1839 //
- Length Without Frame
- 43.1cm
- Width Without Frame
- 44.5cm
- Historical Owner
- #H2003.12.1
- Owner
- Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
- Owner Private
- Museum of Vancouver
