Object Number 1966.0263

Object Name

Pot holder (Tea kettle holder)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Nancy Mason (Maker)

Place of Origin

Maine, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin probably Maine.

Date

March 30, 1814 (1814-1814)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; ; worked in cross-stitch in dark blue silk thread on white ground: "NANCY MASON/ IS\.MY\.NAME\.NEW/ ENGLAND\.IS\.MY\./ STATION\.CUMBER/ LAND\.IS\.MY DWEL/ LING\.PLACE\.AND/ CHRIST\.IS\.MY\.SALVATION MARCH\.

Materials

Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

5.25 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.34 (Diam)

Object Description

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