History Lecture Series at Woodlawn: Liberty and Loyalty: Embroidered Coats of Arms in an Age of Revolution
Mon, Jan 12
|Woodlawn
Time & Location
Jan 12, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Woodlawn, 19 Black House Dr, Ellsworth, ME 04605, USA
About the event
Picture caption: Needlework, Mary Jones (1748-1830), ca. 1768-70. Boston and Weston, MA. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Cummings E. Davis; T900.
About the lecture: Embroidered coats of arms were among the most prolific and enduring forms of schoolgirl needlework in eighteenth-century Boston. Not only do these objects demonstrate the skill and dedication of their makers, but heraldic needlework makes clear that young colonial women were integral to the preservation of their family history. This talk explores the history of these fascinating objects and follows their makers, teachers, and designers as they became embroiled in the American Revolution.
About the presenter: Erica Lome is Curator of Collections at Historic New England. She has a PhD in History from the University of Delaware and a MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture from the Bard Graduate Center. Her upcoming exhibition at Historic New England is “Myth and Memory: Stories of the revolution,” and will open at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts in May…
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