- Maker
- Davis, Lydia (age 10)
- Date made
- 1799
- Origin
- Concord, MA US
- Stitches
- Eyelet, Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes......... Page 41. Verses #490. 1708. Page 316. #142. 1799. Page 273.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets. Simple stitched lines. Basket of flowers at center bottom with geometric flowers on R & L. Inner saw tooth border and outer border of alternating acorns and small pine(?) trees across top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- LYDIA DAVIS IS MY / NAME ENGLISH IS MY / NATION CONCORD / IS MY DWELLING / PLACE AND CHRIST / IS MY SALVATION. / MADE 10 YEARS 1799 / HERE YOU MAY SEE / MY WORK THO COURS / WHEN I LIE MOULDER / ING IN THE DUST / ALL THINGS IS VANITY //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T2421 Gift of the Joseph Ross family.
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum