- Maker
- Evans, Lydia T.
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- Evesham Township, Burlington Cnty, NJ US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- At center top a bowl of flowers, a butterfly on each side. Down each side are various flower motifs, a bird perched on a small bough, single stem flowers. At center bottom a two story house set on a green lawn, three conifer trees on the R and 2 mall trees and one large leafy tree on the L. On the lawn on the L are a lamb and an ewe, Flower and leaf border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- (In a vine catouche in the center): Friendship / Tis Friendship's sweet and sacred tie / Whose power extends o'er land and wave / Who hears of trouble with a sigh / And cheers our journey to the grave / Lydia T Evans / 1830 //
- Length Without Frame
- 27"
- Width Without Frame
- 27"
- Historical Owner
- Gift to Society from maker brother William's daughter, Clara, in 1934.
- Owner
- Gloucester County Historical Society, Gloucester, NJ
- Owner Private
- Gloucester County Historical Society.
