Kilgore, Elmira

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Maker
Kilgore, Elmira
Date made
1842
Origin
Christiana Hundred, DE US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: Ornate uppercase has I and H reversed and is missing Y. Various motifs across the bottom of tulips and other flowers, lions, urns. Border of snakes twined around staffs on both sides with flying birds and flowers across the top. Plain stitched border across the bottom.
Inscription
Elmira Kilgore 1842
Length Without Frame
18 1/4"
Width Without Frame
16 3/4"
Historical Owner
#1954.002.002 Bequest of Mary Watson Green
Owner
Delaware Historical Society, Wilmington, DE
Owner Private
Delaware Historical Society