Feaster, Sarah

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Maker
Feaster, Sarah
Date made
1840
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A large floral spray in each of the four inner corners with smaller sprays in between. Two baskets of fruit and other flowers fill the center. A border of alternating blue and red flowers all four sides.
Inscription
Extract / To crown both my age and my youth / Let me mark where Religion has trod / Since nothing but Virtue and Truth / Can reach to the Throne of my God / Sarah Feaster's Work 1840 (In a small wreath at center bottom): AEF
Length Without Frame
19 1/2"
Width Without Frame
21 1/2"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1969-288-254 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art