- Maker
- Bray, Mary
- Date made
- 1815
- Origin
- US or England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Motifs of various types of trees, flying birds, flying insects, birds perched on branches, men holding birds, flying angels, castles, animals, baskets of flowers. Trefoil and small flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (At top): Let others wish for pomp and state / And strive and study to be great / Grant me kind Heaven that I may find / In a sound body a sound mind / With just as much of worldly self / As help a friend and help myself. (In small box in center): Mary Bray / Her work / 1815 /
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Owner
- The Bridges
- Owner Private
- Sally Bridges