- Maker
- Maris, Alice
- Date made
- ca. 1820-30
- Origin
- Marple, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Rococo, Satin, Stem, Tent, Couching, Gobelin, French Knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 193
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Arbor at bottom on a lawn with many various animals and birds. Motifs of small trees, butterflies, birds, pots and baskets of flowers. Meandering flower border on both sides and across top.
- Inscription
- (In a central flower cartouche): Decend sweet hope thou soothing power / From whom the weary find / In every dark afflictive hour / Some solace to the mind. / Alice Maris's Work / Marple
- Length Without Frame
- 21 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 21"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-265 Gift of Pet Incorporated: Whitman Sampler Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 193
- Owner
- Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art