- Maker
- Lee, Louisa
- Date made
- ca. 1822
- Origin
- Concord, MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, French Knot, Whip, Fern.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A beautiful family record. A pair of love birds face each other in the center of two flowered wreaths at the top. Below in a small flowered rectangle are listed the names of the Lee family. Four rows of diamond shapes surround the list and a wide rose border on all four sides ends with a small bow at the center bottom.
- Inscription
- (In the center): a listing of the Lee family from Nine Acre Corner, Concord, MA. Names are not legible. (Below the listing): There is a lovely spot of earth / To which we cling with fond delight / It is the spot which gave us birth / When first our eyelids hailed the light / (In a small rectangle below): Wrought by / Louisa Lee
- Length Without Frame
- 19 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 19"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T2430 Gift of the Concord Free Library in 1920.
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
