Do as you would be done by / Alcinda C: Timberlake, Char / -lestown Virginia . 1817 . (Note: West Virginia became a state in 1863 and Charlestown is now part of West Virginia).

Maker

Timberlake, Alcinda C.

Date made

1817

Origin

Charlestown, VA US

Stitches

Cross, Long-armed Cross, Rice, Algerian Eye, Queen, Outline, Stem, Satin, Gobelin.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: 26 letters, q not Q, both long & short S. Script alphabet missing the J. Numbers 1-12 and 1-6. Simple cross bands. Near the bottom a wide grape cross band. No border.

Inscription

Do as you would be done by / Alcinda C: Timberlake, Char / -lestown Virginia . 1817 . (Note: West Virginia became a state in 1863 and Charlestown is now part of West Virginia).

Length Without Frame

17"

Width Without Frame

12"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#TE*13497 Gift of Miss Alcinda C. Timberlake

Owner

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Owner Private

Smithsonian Institution