Broadbent, Hannah

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Maker
Broadbent, Hannah
Date made
1839
Origin
Unknown
In Bolton & Co.
No
Predominent Motif
Note: Motifs are nearly identical on both L and R): Flying angels, a rose with rosebuds, baskets of flowers, two small lovebirds with a heart, birds holding berries on a branch, flowering tree. At center bottom a large two story house with an el on both sides, a lawn filled with sheep, a dog and a bird, a tall fir tree on either side. Arcaded carnation border all four sides.
Inscription
God bless my tender mother dear / And happy may she be / I never can give her recompense / For what she's done for me / I had a father in the dust / His mouldering body lies / I had a father but I trust / His spirit is in the skies / I had a father kind and true / whose face no more I see / You who have fathers kind to you / A moment think on me / Save me o lord from vanity and pride / In paths of truth my erring footsteps guide / (Across the bottom) HANNAH BROADBENT FINISHED THIS WORK FEBRUARY 20 1839
Length Without Frame
22 3/4"
Width Without Frame
22 3/4"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1969-288-209 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art