Lyman, Mary

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Maker
Lyman, Mary
Date made
ca. 1804
Origin
Hartford, CT US
Stitches
Satin, Long and short.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Mourning picture: A woman and a small boy lean on either side of a large tomb with two urns on top. A man at L point to the urns. A large weeping willow tree on L overhangs all. Sky and faces are painted.
Inscription
M. Lyman OB Oct 23 1807 / S. Lyman Ob June 5 1807 / Leave thy fatherless Children I will / preserve them alive. / For I know that my Redeemer liveth / And though worms destroy this / body yet in my flesh shall I see god / For this mortal must put on immortality. //
Length With Frame
35"
Wdith With Frame
29 3/4"
Historical Owner
#1917.284 Gift of estate of John H. Robinson
Owner
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
Owner Private
Historic New England
Name of School
Lydia Royce School, Hartford, CT