Lippencott, Sarah

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Maker
Lippencott, Sarah
Date made
1793
Origin
NJ US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet, Double Cross,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: lower case missing the J and uses the old style S, all other are complete. Numbers 1-5. Various stitched line and narrow cross bands. Single cross stitch border.
Inscription
(Beginning on line 3): * S A R A H * L I P P / I N C O T T * H E R * S A / M P L E R * W O R K E / D * I N * T H E * Y E A R / * 1 1 7 9 3 * //
Length Without Frame
14"
Width Without Frame
8"
Historical Owner
Gift to the Society in 1928 by William G. Cowgill, a descendant of the maker .
Owner
Gloucester County Historical Society, Gloucester, NJ
Owner Private
Gloucester County Historical Society