- Maker
- Shaw, Lucy C. (age 13)
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- Eastham, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Satin, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 6 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Last alphabet ends with l. Numbers 1-8, 1-8, 1-12, 1-7. One heart cross band. In the bottom panel a two story house with a blue roof and two chimneys stands before a fenced yard with three gates. Behind and to the R of the large house is a smaller house. The panel also has trees, a peacock, a basket with flowers, various birds. Diamond border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Soft as the silver dews that rest on flowers that / Scent the morning air so soft so sweet to sorrows / Breast is friendship's smile and lilies tear / / Wrought by Lucy C. Shaw of Eastham aged 13 years 1824
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Length With Frame
- 22"
- Width Without Frame
- 16"
- Wdith With Frame
- 18"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Joan R. Wickersham
- Owner Private
- Joan Wickersham
