- Maker
- Goodiel, Delphinia (age 10)
- Date made
- 1840
- Origin
- MA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Herringbone, Outline
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 5 alphabets: upper and lowercase script and block. Numbers 1-10. Green lawn across the bottom with a two story house with two chimneys on the R, a pine tree on the L, two large baskets of flowers and a small strawberry plant in the center. Triangle double border on both sides and across top.
- Inscription
- (On the L): This needle work of mine doth tell / When a child has learned well / And by my parents I was taught / Not to spend my time for naught (On the R): These golden hours will soon be oer / When I can go to school no more / How shall I then endure the thought / Of having spent by time for naught. / Wrought by Delphinia Goodiel aged 10 years 1840 //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Length With Frame
- 21"
- Width Without Frame
- 18"
- Wdith With Frame
- 21"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Inherited.
- Owner
- Private collection
