- Maker
- Gould, Polly
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- NH (?) US
- Stitches
- Stem, Satin, Cross, Petit Point.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet. Numbers done in rectangle from center top to lower third. 2 tall pine trees at bottom between 5 hills. Floral spray border across top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- All pleasures are imperfect here below / Our sweetest joys are mixed with bitter woe / The draught of bliss when in our goblet cast / Is dashed with grief or spilt before we taste / (note: from a poem by Stephen Duck 1705-1756) //
- Length Without Frame
- 22"
- Length With Frame
- 24"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 19 1/2"
- Owner
- NSCDA Hopkins House, Providence, RI
- Owner Private
- NSCDA-RI Hopkins House
