- Maker
- Reed, Elmira
- Date made
- 1816
- Origin
- Lexington, MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase cursive missing J. 1 ampersand. Numbers 1-12(?) Stitched lines. Inner arcaded border with small flowers. Double saw tooth outer border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Our life is like a summer's day / It seems so quickly past / Youth is the morning bright and gay / And it tis spent in wisdom's way / We meet old age without dismay / And death is sweet at last. / / Elmira Reed's work Lexington July 20th 1816 //
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Length With Frame
- 18 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 12 1/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Original Frame
- No
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Cheryl A. Fox