Tis education forms the common mind Just as the twig is / bent the trees inclined / Honor thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Catherine Wilsey Van Cleve Boyd born May 30th 1819 / marked this at Mrs. Heywoods School Hackensack 1829

Maker

Boyd, Catharine Wilsey Van Cleve (age 10)

Date made

1829

Origin

Hackensack, NJ US

Stitches

Cat, Eyelet, Cross.

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 130 Verse 94 (var)

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets uppercase script missing J. Numbers 1-19. Simple stitched lines. Scroll inner border, zig zag outer border. .

Inscription

Tis education forms the common mind Just as the twig is / bent the trees inclined / Honor thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Catherine Wilsey Van Cleve Boyd born May 30th 1819 / marked this at Mrs. Heywoods School Hackensack 1829

Length Without Frame

15 1/2"

Width Without Frame

16"

Historical Owner

#1997.7.75 Martha Clawson Reed Collection

Bolton & Co. Page

130 Verse #94 (var)

Owner

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Name of School

Mrs Heywood's School, Hackensack, NJ