Pickard, Sarah

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Maker
Pickard, Sarah
Date made
1824
Origin
Unknown
Stitches
Cross.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet: uppercase script, 26 letters plus ampersand. Trees on both sides at the bottom with flowers, two figures marked Caleb and Joshua (Spies of Canaan), and animal motifs. Floral vine border all four sides.
Inscription
(In circular cartouche): 21 CHAP. of / // REVELATIONS 5-7 VERSES / ..And he that sat upon / the throne said, Behold, I make / all things new. And he said unto me, / write: for these words are true and / faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. / I am alpha and omega, the beginning / and the end. I will give unto him that / is a thirst of the fountain of the wa / ter of life freely. He that overco / meth shall inherit all things; and / I will be his God, and he / shall be my son . / Sarah Pickard / 1824 //
Length Without Frame
12 3/4"
Length With Frame
18 1/8"
Width Without Frame
12 3/4"
Wdith With Frame
18 1/8"
Original Frame
No
Owner
Private collector
Owner Private
Susan Grose Rioff