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Lydia Tyler (American, born in 1787)
American
1797
Object Place: Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
30.7 x 33.5 cm (12 1/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession Number32.322
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCoarse thin linen, light neutral color. Design: horizontal rows of letters of the alphabet, the name of the maker, etc., worked in cross stitch with blue, green, neutral orange and a little yellow and black silk. "Lydia Tyler. Was. Born. On. Monday. June. The. 25. 1787. This. Work. I. Wrought. When. At. School. To. Miss. Sally. Flint. In. The. Year. 1797. When. This. You. See. Remember. Me. LT".
ProvenanceBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tylor to MFA, 1932