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Maker
Unknown
Date made
19th century
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Linen
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: 26 letters. At the center top a couple stands between three geometric trees. In the middle section is a bird perched on a flowering bush, standing birds and an urn with a large floral design. In the lower third various motifs of a bird perched on a flower, a small bush, a cross, a zebra, a crown. Arcaded strawberry(?) border all four sides.
Inscription
(At top L): Jesus the / same yesterday / and today and / forever (At top R): I shall not / die but live and / declare the works / of the Lord / (At the center ): 5 lines of illegible verse.
Historical Owner
#TE*E388185
Owner
Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Owner Private
Smithsonian Institution