Perkins, Lucy

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Maker
Perkins, Lucy
Date made
1792
Origin
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 uppercase alphabets: both missing J, with an ampersand. Simple stitched lines and narrow cross bands. At the bottom are two flowers blooming in a green hilly field. Reversing arcaded acorn border all four sides.
Inscription
(On the L): When snow descend, and robes the fields / In winters bright array / Touched by the sun the lustre fades / And weeps itself away / Fresh in the morn the summer rose / Hangs withering ere tis noon / We scarce enjoy the balmy gift / But mourn the pleasure gone. / (On the R): When Spring appears ?when violets blow / And shed a rich Perfume / How soon the fragrance breathes its last / How short lived is the bloom. / With gilding fire an evening star / Streaks the autumnal skies / Shook from the sphere it darts away / And in an instant dies / (Note: a song by Supply Belcher 1750-1819)) LIVERPOOL NOVA SCOTIA LUCY PERKINS / PIECE MARCH 8 1792 //
Length Without Frame
65.90cm
Width Without Frame
59.60cm
Historical Owner
#H.1982.430 Gift
Owner
Museums of Old York, York, ME
Owner Private
Museums of Old York