- Maker
- Croker, Maria
- Date made
- ca. 1800
- Origin
- MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, French Knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Outdoor scene of two maidens dressed in Grecian tunic style attire with the Goddess of Wisdom. Faces are painted.
- Inscription
- WISDOM LEADING YOUTH TO THE TEMPLE OF FAME / BY MARIA CROKER AT MRS ROWSON'S ACADEMY //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Length With Frame
- 22"
- Width Without Frame
- 9 1/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 16"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #2001.0207 Gift of George Nixon Black, Jr.
- Owner
- Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, ME
- Owner Private
- Woodlawn Museum
- Name of School
- Mrs. Rowson's Academy (Medford or Boston, MA)