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Needlework

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-13466

Description

Needlework on bristol board. Verse worked reds, greens, and yellows. Wool yarn. Stitches used: satin stitch and tent stitch. Plain wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needlework (visual works)
needlework (visual works)
embroidery (visual works)
bristol board
Picture, Needlework

Inscription

"He shall give/ Angels His/ charge over Thee" (verse)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 3/16 x 26 1/8 x 1 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Lane W. Goss

Accession Number

1997.88

Places

Madbury (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
New Hampshire (United States)

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