- Maker
- Leeds, Polly
- Date made
- early 19th century
- Origin
- MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 1 alphabet: uppercase block, complete, with ampersand. Simple stitched lines. Scattered motifs of small flowers, hearts, and birds. At the bottom a figure in the center with a goat (?) on each side. Four bird motifs, two trees and one heart. No border visible.
- Inscription
- time is so sw / ift of foot * that none / can overtake it / time passeth swift / away no mortal can / make it stay / our early care shoul / d be to live most / pioisly while hear / / (at the bottom): Polly Leeds //
- Length Without Frame
- 31.4cm
- Length With Frame
- 34.5cm
- Width Without Frame
- 19cm
- Wdith With Frame
- 22.5cm
- Historical Owner
- #JPTC0366 Gift of Mary T. Sears
- Owner
- Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, MA
- Owner Private
- Loring-Greenough House Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club
