Lane, Lydia Harriet (age 10)

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Maker
Lane, Lydia Harriet (age 10)
Date made
1818
Origin
MA US
Stitches
Cross, Tent, Eyelet, Satin, Flat, Fern.
In Bolton & Co.
No. Verse #47. 1797. Page 261.
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: two missing letters, two complete. Numbers 1-13. Various stitched lines. At the center bottom a house with a red door and two chimneys set on a green lawn, strawberry motifs and two trees. Saw tooth border all four sides.
Inscription
Wrought By / Lydia Hrriet (sic) Lane Aged 10 1818 / Happy the child whose green unpractis'd years / The guiding hand of parent fondness rears / To rich instruction's ample field removes / Prunes every fault and every worth improve. //
Length Without Frame
15 1/2"
Width Without Frame
15 3/4"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#T1115.0001 Gift of Mr. Edgar J. Rollins
Owner
Concord Museum, Concord. MA
Owner Private
Concord Museum