- Maker
- Bleek, Mary Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1841
- Origin
- England
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A circular wreath of leaves surrounded by flower sprays and butterflies. Small baskets of flowers at the bottom and a crown with a central cross at the top.
- Inscription
- (In the wreath): Happiness / / True happiness is something / In the mind Which glows with / Love to God and to mankind. He / Who possesses this has sure that / Joy Which earth can neither give / Nor yet destroy. / / Mary Eliz th Bleek / 1841
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 13"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Owner
- The Bridges
- Owner Private
- Sally Bridges
