(At top center): Margaret Unruh's / work done in the / Year 1830 / (On L): Teach me to feel another's wo / To hide the fault i See / That mercy i to otherS Sow / That mecy Sow to me / (On R): That awful hour will Soon appear / Swift on the wings of time it flies / When all that pains or PleaSureS here (Last line missing) / /

Maker

Unruh, Margaret

Date made

1830

Origin

Unknown

Stitches

Cross, Rococo

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Canvas

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Cotton

Predominent Motif

At center bottom a large basket of flowers with two birds facing away from each other perched on top. Various other baskets of flowers and flower sprays, two on the L with a bird perched on the top. Arcaded strawberry border all four sides.

Inscription

(At top center): Margaret Unruh's / work done in the / Year 1830 / (On L): Teach me to feel another's wo / To hide the fault i See / That mercy i to otherS Sow / That mecy Sow to me / (On R): That awful hour will Soon appear / Swift on the wings of time it flies / When all that pains or PleaSureS here (Last line missing) / /

Length Without Frame

13"

Width Without Frame

17 1/2"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#P1968-188-5 Gift of Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield 1968

Owner

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Owner Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art