- Maker
- Stockwell, Amey Ann (age 9)
- Date made
- ca. 1825-1850
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Satin, Eyelet, Chain, Cross, Hem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each complete, one ampersand. Numbers 1-11 (#10 is backwards). One wide cross band with pots of flowers and several narrow cross bands. At the bottom R a large weeping willow spreads over a commemorative stone with two urns on top. Two double saw tooth borders with a large flower with three leaves border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (First 8 lines are basically gone and then): Much as thy beauteous soul I love / No all I ask infervent prayer / As o'er thy silent tomb I bend / That I in heavenly scenes may share / They converse and become thy friend / (On the tombs on the R): Sacred / to the / Memory of / Laura / Ann / Stockwell / ((on the tombstone): of / Charles Stockwell / and of / George Stockwell / Blessed are the dead / Wrought by Amey Ann Stockwell Aged 9
- Length Without Frame
- 25 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 26"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-282
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
