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Elizabeth C. Rumrill (American, born in 1805)
American
1819
Object Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
49.2 x 44 cm (19 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William S. Rumrill
Accession Number33.329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe alphabet is repeated several times, followed by "Wrought by Miss Elizabeth E. Rumrill Born November XX 1805 at 13 years Roxbury August 29, 1819" and verse beginning "Happy the child whose early years". Framed with an angular floral border. Worked in cross stitch satin and rococo stitch with bright pink, red, green and blue silk.
ProvenanceGift of William S. Rumrill to MFA, 1933