- Maker
- Loring, Jane (age 13)
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Knots, Chain, Satin, Oriental, Cross, Rococo, Tent, Stem, Back
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: all missing the J. Various small cross bands. In the lower third a large three story building with two chimneys. Scattered about are various motifs of flowers, geometric trees, leaves. Alternating arcaded carnation and acorn border across the bottom and up both sides with an acorn and strawberry border across the top.
- Inscription
- Wrought by Jane Loring Boston Mass aged 13 years / Next to my God dear Parents I address / My self to you in humble thankfulness / For all the care and pains on me bestowed / And means of learning unto me allowed / Go on I pray and let me still persue / hose golden paths the vulgar never new / /
- Length Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-99 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
