Prescott, Almira

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Maker
Prescott, Almira
Date made
1825
Origin
Wicasset, ME US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen (?)
Embroidery Thread
Silk (?)
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: uppercase block #4 missing the Z, all others with 26 letters. Numbers 1-8 and 1-15. Various stitched lines. Simpler double cross stitch border.
Inscription
There is a bloom that never fades / A Rose no storm can sever / Beyond the Tulip's gaudy shades / A Ray that beams forever / Wrought by / Almira Prescott Wiscasset / June 18th 1825 //
Historical Owner
#71.169.1
Owner
Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME
Owner Private
Maine State Museum