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Kinsley, Lydia B.

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Maker
Kinsley, Lydia B.
Date made
ca 1835
Origin
Middleboro, MA US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: 2 uppercase script, both missing the J. Numbers 1-(1)0. Simple stitched lines. Hemstitched on all four sides.
Inscription
While I this canvas coarse adorn / With flowers and letters fair as morn / May grace my ruder heart prepare / And stamp my Saviours image there / Wrought by / Lydia B. Kinsley Middleboro 183?
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1945.11.4
Owner
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA