- Maker
- Clarke, Sophia (age 12)
- Date made
- 1832
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Half-cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: uppercase script missing both J and U. Lowercase block missing the J. Numbers 1-16. Various stitched lines and several cross borders. A few scattered small tree motifs. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Wrought by Sophia Clarke * Aged 12 / years born October 8 1820 1832 / JESUS permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first efforts of an infants hand / And while her fingers oer this canvas move / Engage her tender heart to see thy love / With thy dear children let her share a part / And write thy name THYSELF upon her heart. / /
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1980.026.001 Gift of Miriam B. Poole
- Owner
- Cohasset Historical Society, Cohasset, MA
- Owner Private
- Cohasset Historical Society