- Maker
- Dickman, Lydia (age 13)
- Date made
- 1735
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Two-sided cross, Eyelet, Marking cross, Gobelin, Satin, Tent (petit-point), Hem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #490. 1708. Page 316.
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk and wool
- Predominent Motif
- 2 block alphabets: no J or U, Q and q, with ampersands. 10 narrow decorative cross bands, 3 wide cross bands, and narrow geometric cross bands. Strawberry(?) motifs. No border.
- Inscription
- LYDIA * DIC / KMaN * IS * MY * NAMe * AND * ENGL / AND * IS * MY * NATION * aND * BOST / ON * IS * MY * DWeLLING * PLaC * aND / CHRIST * IS * MY * SalVaTION * DON / E * IN * THIRTeeN * YeAR * OF * MY * / age * 1735 //
- Length Without Frame
- 14 1/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 7"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #E 388182-A Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
