(At top L): When snows descend and robe the fields / In winters bright array, / Touch'd by the sun the lustre fades / And weeps itself away / (On the R): Fresh in the morn the summer rose / Hangs withering ere' tis noon / We scarce enjoy the balmy gift, / But mourn the pleasure gone. (In a floral wreath in the center): P. A . M . / 1 8 4 2 //

Maker

McClintock, Phoebe Ann

Date made

1842

Origin

Woodstown, NJ US

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Stem, Faggot.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

At the center top a red breasted birds sits on a branch. Bouquets of flowers on both sides. At the bottom a two story brick house with a red roof and two chimneys. Flowering vine border up both sides and across the top.

Inscription

(At top L): When snows descend and robe the fields / In winters bright array, / Touch'd by the sun the lustre fades / And weeps itself away / (On the R): Fresh in the morn the summer rose / Hangs withering ere' tis noon / We scarce enjoy the balmy gift, / But mourn the pleasure gone. (In a floral wreath in the center): P. A . M . / 1 8 4 2 //

Historical Owner

Donated by Mrs. Elsie Wallace Thomas, daughter of maker.

Owner

Salem County Historical Society, Salem County, NJ

Owner Private

Salem County Historical Society