Ann Andrews
On Contentment
1812
Physical Qualities
Wool ground, silk embroidery threads, 17 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (45.1 x 35.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis White, from the Collection of Mrs. Miles White, Jr.
Object Number
1973.76.335
border of 3 narrow bands; symetrical bands of baskets of flowers, birds, tiny trees
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1973; Nancy Brewster (Mrs. Frances White) by inheritance; Virginia Purviance Bonsal (Mrs. Miles White, Jr.).
Anita Jones, BMA, 'In 'Prayse of the Needle': English Needlework from the 17th through the 19th Centuries, August 13, 1997 - February 13, 1998.
Inscribed: Verse 'On Contentment;' 3 alphabets; numbers 1-10; signed: 'Ann Andrews Oct. 20th Aged 8 years. 1813'
