(In a flowered cartouche in the center): Daily on some fond page to look / Lay nearer sports aside / And let the needle pen and book / Thy youthful hours divide . (In a saw tooth cartouche at the bottom): Wrought by Eliza Wellington / Aged 11 years 1817 / /

Maker

Wellington, Eliza (age 11)

Date made

1817

Origin

US

Stitches

Satin, Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Canvas

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: 2 missing the J. Numbers 1-10. At the bottom a wooded scene with a tall tree on both sides with a large bird perched on a branch, a lawn area with smaller trees and flowering plants. Small arcaded strawberry border across the bottom with a larger version across the top and down both sides.

Inscription

(In a flowered cartouche in the center): Daily on some fond page to look / Lay nearer sports aside / And let the needle pen and book / Thy youthful hours divide . (In a saw tooth cartouche at the bottom): Wrought by Eliza Wellington / Aged 11 years 1817 / /

Length Without Frame

17 1/2"

Width Without Frame

21 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1969-288-275 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969

Owner

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Owner Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art