- Maker
- Gorham, Dorothy (Dolly) (age 16)
- Date made
- 1791
- Origin
- New Haven, CT US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase missing J, q not Q. Lower case: no J, long style S. Numbers 1-11. Various stitched lines. Verse in center. Large school house at center bottom with a pathway, and a fence across a front yard. A large tree on each side with perched birds. Children play on a green lawn. All done in a completely filled in rectangle. From urns on either side at the bottom floral vines twist and entwine up the sides and across the top. A bow is tied in each upper corner.
- Inscription
- The Brightest Beauty Fades The Fairest Flower Decay / The Inevitable Hour of death There is none can keep away / Dolly Gorham Aged 16 New Haven Connecticut 1791 //
- Historical Owner
- Inherited
- Owner
- Sylvia Gorham Clise Duryee
- Owner Private
- Sylvia Gorham Clise Duryee
- Name of School
- Mrs. Mansfield's School, New Haven, CT