- Maker
- Hosmer, Lydia (age 16)
- Date made
- 1812
- Origin
- Medford, MA US
- Stitches
- Long and short, Satin, French knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A young girl dressed in white (Maria) sits under a poplar tree, her head leaning on her R hand, her other hand in her lap. She has a small dog tied by a string to her girdle. A carriage travels the road in the distance. Face and sky are painted. (Note: Depicts a scene in Sterne's "Sentimental Journey").
- Inscription
- (On the glass frame): M A R I A / Wrought by Lydia Hosmer Concord 1812 //
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #T1101 Gift of Cummings E. Davis 1886
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum
- Name of School
- Mrs. Rowson's Academy, Medford, MA