- Maker
- Hinds, Amanda
- Date made
- 1818
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Eyelet, Queen, Long-armed Cross, Hem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J, O, T, U. 2 block alphabets; one 26 letters, the other missing J: Q not q, long S. Rows are separated by simple lines. Below the inscription are a tulip and paired flower baskets and trees. Center square is outlined by a saw tooth band, as is the outer edge of the border. Border is a wide geometric flowering vine, with a pair of small geometric motifs in the upper corners and a pair of flower baskets in the lower corners. All 4 edges are hemstitched.
- Inscription
- Amanda Hinds / 1818 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 7/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*T14663 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Sebenius, Jr.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution