Death has been here and borne away / A sister from our side / Just in the morning of her day / As young as we she died / Not long ago she filld her place / And sat with us to learn / But she has run her mortal race / And never can return. / // Jane Cotterell / Aged 11 years.

Maker

Cotterell, Jane (age 11)

Date made

ca. 1830

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk and/or Wool

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: only #1 with the J. Numbers 1-7 and 1-4. Various cross bands. Small animal and bird motifs along with pots of flowers, crowns. At the bottom a basket of flowers in the center with a small plant on either side and to the L & R a large floral motif with a large duck in the center. Inner small border, with a undulating flower border all four sides.

Inscription

Death has been here and borne away / A sister from our side / Just in the morning of her day / As young as we she died / Not long ago she filld her place / And sat with us to learn / But she has run her mortal race / And never can return. / // Jane Cotterell / Aged 11 years.

Length Without Frame

13 1/2"

Width Without Frame

15"

Historical Owner

#2005.1.8 Gift of William H. and Myra M. Mathers

Owner

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

Owner Private

Vassar College Loeb Art Center