- Maker
- Gale, Mary A (age 11)
- Date made
- 1825
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 160 Verse 780
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen (?)
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk (?)
- Predominent Motif
- Gale family register: nine flowered oval with names and birth dates. At center bottom a large flower with smaller sprays, small plants and two large and two small trees on both sides. Flower and leaf cascade up both sides. Saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Family Register / I will my youthful mind improve / in all that's good admire and love / At virtue's throne my homage pay / And tread the path to everlasting day / (1) Samuel Gale / born Dec 17 1793 / (2) Were Married / May 15 1814 / (3) Mary Richards / Born Apr 7 1793 / (4) Mary A. Gale / born Dec 17 1814 (5) Samuel Gale / Born Nov 12 1821 (6) Eliza E Gale / Born June 8 1824 / (7) bouquet of flowers (8) Eliza E Gale / Died Oct 20 1824 / (9) bouquet of flowers ( At the bottom): Wrought by Mary A Gale Age 11 A D 1825 //
- Length Without Frame
- 20.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 16"
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 160 Verse 780
- Owner
- Livingston Parsons III
- Owner Private
- Livingston Parsons III
