- Maker
- Oloremshaw, Mary
- Date made
- 1777
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase block no J or U. Lowercase block no j, long style s. Numbers 1-20. Simple stitched lines. 1 crown motif. No border.
- Inscription
- Mary Oloremshaw / June the 23 * 1777 // this work in hand / My friends may have / When i am dead & in my (on line above: grav e)) / When hungry worms / my body eat hear you / May reed my name compleat //
- Length Without Frame
- 8 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #57.122.386 Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper
- Owner
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
