- Maker
- Morton, Mary (age 9)
- Date made
- 1809
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Petite
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 199 Verse 198
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase, missing J, V & U transposed. Numbers 1-20. Wide and narrow cross bands. Motifs of deer, dogs, flowers, baskets with flowers, and birds with a lion at each bottom corner. Strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Fragrant the Rose is but it fades in time, / The Violet Sweet but quickly past the prime / White lilies hang their heads and soon decay / And whiter Snow in minutes melts away / Such and so with'ring are our early joys / Which time or sickness speedily destroys / (At the bottom): M A R Y M O R T O N / 18 aged 9 YEARS 09 //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Historical Owner
- #1978.692a,b Mary Clark Thompson Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 199 Verse 198
- Owner
- Ontario County Historical Society, Canandaigua, NY
- Owner Private
- Ontario County Historical Society