- Maker
- Lindley, Nancy Mary (age 8)
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Algerian Eye.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk & Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: 26 letters, q not Q. One script alphabet: Numbers 1-15. Simple stitched lines. At the bottom a two-story house on the L and a large tree on the R. Zia Zag border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Nancy Mary Lindleys work done at the age of 8 years / Let virtue be my greatest care / And study my delight / So shall my day be always fair / And peaceable my night //
- Length Without Frame
- 16"
- Width Without Frame
- 16"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #TE*14662 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Sebenius
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution
