- Maker
- Hart, Lydia
- Date made
- 1731
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Tent, Eyelet, Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes.......... Page 50. Verse #128. ca. 1630. Page 271.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase - no J or U, q not Q. Cross bands include wave, serpentine leaf, pinwheel, flowers, strawberries, trefoil, scroll and several different Greek motif cross bands, also one row of Boston Hexagons. No border.
- Inscription
- (In the center): LYDIA HART IS MY NAME / AND WITH MY NEEDL I / WROT THE SAME BUT IF / MY SKILL IT HAD BEEN / BETTER I WOVLD HAVE / MENDED EVERY LETTER / (At the bottom): L H FEBRVARY THE 4 DAY / 1731 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 7.75"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1929.504.05 New Hampshire Historical Collection
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Owner Private
- New Hampshire Historical Society
- Name of School
- Hiller School (?) Boston, MA
