- Maker
- Lyman, Narcissa (age 14)
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- Portland, ME (?) US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Queen
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: one to K, second to I, third to N and last complete and with an ampersand. Numbers 1-9 and 1-5. Various stitched lines and cross bands. Poem and family register. Burial urn on a pedestal for stitcher's mother and father, and added her brother on the R. Reversing heart border all four sides. Probably done at Misses Martin's School, Portland, Me.
- Inscription
- The Orphan / Where shall the child of sorrow find A place for calm repose / Thou, Father of the fatherless, Pity the Orphan's woes. / What friend have I in heaven or earth? What friend to trust but Thee? / My father's dead, my mother's dead My God, remember me / Thy gracious promise now fulfil And bid my troubles cease / In thee the fatherless shall find both mercy, grace, and peace / Dr. William Lyman died April (9)? 1822 A 54 / Hannah Lyman died March ? 1821 aged 49 / William Lyman died September? 14th 18?? Aged 17 / Wrought by Narcissa Lyman November 8 1827 /
- Length Without Frame
- 49.20cm
- Width Without Frame
- 46.00cm
- Historical Owner
- #1977.134 Gift
- Owner
- Museums of Old York, York, ME
- Owner Private
- Museums of Old York
- Name of School
- Miss Martin's School (?), Portland, ME
