- Maker
- Hobart, Deborah Jane
- Date made
- 1837
- Origin
- Braintree, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-14. Various small cross bands. In the bottom quadrant a large arcaded cross band, two facing birds in a leafy wreath. Center bottom a small house with urns and baskets of flowers on each side. Two single stitched outer border with an arcaded strawberry inner border.
- Inscription
- Debpraj Kame Jpbart . Agd. 10 / Braintree Mass . in the year 1837Pilgrims who wander in this vale of tears / Say who shall trust in youth or blooming years / See how lifes fairest ProsPects fade away / When beautyhealth and youth so soon decay
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-264 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art