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Maker
Unknown
Date made
Unknown
Origin
VT (?) US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: uppercase script no J or U, uppercase block 26 letters. A two story house with two chimneys and a red roof, a door in the center with trees and a fence on both sides. At the bottom a man and woman on both sides, two birds, flowering trees and single flowers. Zig zag border all four sides.
Inscription
Here on this you may cast you eye, When I in my grave do lie above all the work that is done in time, Pray seek for mercy till you find.
Length Without Frame
19 3/4"
Width Without Frame
15 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1937.680 Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Hinckley Taft
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England