Heath, Lucy (age 11)

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Maker
Heath, Lucy (age 11)
Date made
1789
Origin
Roxbury, MA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Hem, Stem, Half-cross, Cross with bar, Marking cross.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: both missing the J, the first has the U and V interchanged, the second is missing the U. Various bands at the top and a large floral cross band at the bottom with a flying blue bird on the R.
Inscription
Lucy Heath is my Name New / England is my Nation Roxbury / Is my Dwelling Place and / Christ is my Salvation When I / Am dead And Laid in Grave / And all my bones are Rotten / When This you See / Remember me and Let me / Never be Forgotten / Lucy Heath Is my Name in The Eleventh year Of my age / AD 1779 Born October / The Eight 1769
Length Without Frame
17 1/2"
Width Without Frame
7"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1969-288-391 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art