- Maker
- Shannon, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1818
- Origin
- Morris Town, NJ US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: one ampersand. Numbers 1-8 and 9-10. At the bottom various flowering plants, tiny trees, a large urn with a single flower. All done in a Stitched central rectangle. Border of arcaded rose buds up both sides and an arcaded strawberry border across the top. Outer saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Give me O Lord thy early grace / Nor let my soul complain / That the young morning of my days / Has all been spent in vain / Elizabeth Shannon Morris Town (In bottom R corner): 1818
- Length Without Frame
- 12 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-159 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
