(After the last alphabet): Sarah Joyce / (At lower center): by babel?s streams we sat and Wept / while zion we thought on / amidst thereof we hun / g our harps / The willow-trees apon (above) on / (At bottom L): Ann Joyce (center): 1831 //

Maker

Joyce, Susan and/or Ann

Date made

1831

Origin

US

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

5 alphabets. Simple stitched lines. One wide carnation cross band. At the bottom L and R is a large willow tree set on a small green lawn. Two basket with flowers and one small flower on the R. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.

Inscription

(After the last alphabet): Sarah Joyce / (At lower center): by babel?s streams we sat and Wept / while zion we thought on / amidst thereof we hun / g our harps / The willow-trees apon (above) on / (At bottom L): Ann Joyce (center): 1831 //

Length Without Frame

16"

Width Without Frame

20"

Historical Owner

#3729 Bequest of Serena Mayer North Hutchinson Estate

Owner

Phillips Museum, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA