- Maker
- Crabb, Hannah Catherine (age 10)
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 6 alphabets: uppercase block with double letters, J's are backwards, all others with 26 letters, two ampersands. Numbers 1-22, 1-11 and 1-.17. Various narrow and wide cross bands. On both sides near the center an urn with various flowers. At the bottom a large centered fruit tree, flying birds, insects, butterflies, potted plants, small trees and baskets of fruit. At the bottom L and R a small house with a line(?) that goes out and then up to the roof(?). Zig zag border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Ye springing fair whose gentle minds incline / To all thats curious innocent and fine / With admiration in your works we read / The various features of the twining thread / Then let the fingers whose unrival'd skill / Exalt the needle grave the noble Quill / (In a cartouche at the center bottom): Hannah Catherine Crabb her / work Aged 10 Years 1823 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1991.14 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Murphy Berger
- Owner
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
