Lydia Twycross Sampler

Name/Title

Lydia Twycross Sampler

Description

Needlework sampler, plain marking sampler with alphabets, verse and signature in soft blue and yellows silk threads on homespun linen ground. Signed Lydia Twycross, Aged 7 years, Dresden, Nov. 12 1816

Made/Created

Artist

Lydia Twycross

Date made

1816

Time Period

early 19th century

Place

City

Dresden

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Center of sampler

Transcription

"When faith presents the saviours death and whispers this is thine sweetly my rising hours advance and peacefully decline"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sight size

Width

40.5 cm

Length

43.2 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Good