- Maker
- Hickman, Emeline
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- Middlebourne, VA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Four-sided, Satin, Rice.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each done in a different stitch. Second one has both upper and lower case ie: Aa Bb Cc etc. Number 1-18. Various stitched lines. Urn on L with spindly flowers and a tree and a basket of flowers on R. Scroll border encased with cross stitched lines. The uppercase A's at the bottom were added at a later time.
- Inscription
- To thee Almighty God to thee / Our childhood we resign / Twill please us to look back and see / That our whole lives are thine / / Emiline Hickman Middlebourne Virginia June 30 1830 A A A
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 17"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #6027 (Catalog available at www.dupinternational.org)
- Owner
- Pioneer Memorial Museum, Salt Lake City, UT
- Owner Private
- Pioneer Memorial Museum
