- Maker
- Orme, Elizabeth (age 9)
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- Washington, DC US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Herringbone.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large cornucopia of flowers and leaves above a verse. Flowers include morning glory, moss rose, sweet peas, lily. Reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- The star of Bethlehem / Brighter than the rising day / When the sun of glory shines: / Brighter than the diamond's ray / Sparkling in Golonda's (sic) mines / Beaming through the clouds of wo / Smiles in Mercy's diadem / On the guilty world below / The Star that rose in Bethlehem / (On the L): Elizabeth Orme (On the R): Nov r 9th / (written in ink) 1833 Age 9 (Note: probably the Golkonda Mine in India, noted for the brilliance and beauty of its diamonds from 1724 to 1948)
- Length Without Frame
- 20 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #TET 7319 Gift of Mrs. Mary E. Lyddane.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution