- Maker
- Gould, Matilda (age 21)
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- West Bloomfield, NY US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets. Numbers 1-12 and 1-5. Urn with flowers at bottom with two small flower motifs. Scroll border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Boast not thyself of tomorrow / for thou knowest not what a day / may bring forth. Let another / praise thee, and not thine own / mouth, a stranger and not thine / own lips. / / Matilda Gould's Work / January 27th 1823
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 21 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1980.115 Gift to Society
- Owner
- Ontario County Historical Society, Canandaigua, NY
- Owner Private
- Ontario County Historical Society
