- Maker
- Stocker, Lydia (age 13)
- Date made
- 1798
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Stem, Satin, Running, Overcasting
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 77 Verse 73
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Central square with an alphabet at the top and a landscape at the bottom with a house, tree, man and woman, dog and deer. Floral border all four sides with an urn with flowers in each corner, flowers, butterflies and birds between.
- Inscription
- LYDIA STOCKER AGE 13 1798 HAPPY IS THE MAN / THAT HATH A FRIEND / FORM'D BY THE GOD OF NATURE / WELL MAY HE FEEL AND RECOMMEND FRIENDSHIP TO / HIS CREATOR
- Length Without Frame
- 16 5/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1970-28-3 Bequest of Emily Coe Stowell from the Coe collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 77 Verse 73
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum