- Maker
- Smith, Loann (age 13)
- Date made
- 1785
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 75. Verse #95. 1785. Page 267.
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: no J's or U's. At top, University Hall at Brown University, Providence, with figure of a man and a woman on the L. The Old State House with lawn and deer in center with a man and woman on each side. Border at sides of vine and flowers. Done at Miss Polly Balch's School
- Inscription
- Youth is the time for progress in all arts / Then use your youth to gain the noblest parts / (At center bottom): Loann / Smith born / September 27 / 1772 and made / this July 25 / 1785.
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #15.160
- Owner
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
- Name of School
- Miss Polly Balch's School, Providence, RI
