- Maker
- Sandiford, Mary (age 9)
- Date made
- 1840
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the center is Solomon's Temple, birds and butterflies flying above, plants and flowers. Floral vine border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At the top): And in the fourth year was the foundation of the house / of the Lord laid. So Solomon built the house and finished / it. in the eleventh year in the eight month was the house / finished throughout all the parts thereof and according / to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. / (At the bottom): A Representation of Solomons temple / Mary Sandiford Aged 9 1840 //
- Length Without Frame
- 22 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 24"
- Width Without Frame
- 19 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 21"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- #80.27.1 Museum purchase in 1980.
- Owner
- National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA
- Owner Private
- National Heritage Museum