(In the center): How blest the maid whom circling years improve, Her God the object of her warmest love / Whose useful hours successive as they glide / The book the needle and the pen divide. / (In the flowered wreath): Nancy / Locke / Aged 14 / Years

Maker

Locke, Nancy (age 14)

Date made

1820

Origin

Lyman, NH US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets: both complete. Simple stitched lines. All done in a double saw tooth/diamond cartouche with a flowered wreath at the bottom, a large tree on the L and two cedar trees on the R on a small green lawn. A large border of various flowers and leaves all four sides.

Inscription

(In the center): How blest the maid whom circling years improve, Her God the object of her warmest love / Whose useful hours successive as they glide / The book the needle and the pen divide. / (In the flowered wreath): Nancy / Locke / Aged 14 / Years

Length Without Frame

21"

Width Without Frame

18"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

Gift to the Society.

Owner

Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA

Owner Private

Beverly Historical Society