(In a flowered cartouche): PETITION. N / Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of a youthful hand / And as her fingers on the canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / Mary Lawrence Trenton // (On a paper label is noted: Memory of my Affectionate Father, Samuel Lawrence, Died 1816).

Maker

Lawrence, Mary

Date made

1816

Origin

Trenton, NJ US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Across the bottom a large weeping willow flows behind a tall tomb with an urn on top. Two animals are on the R, and a woman in black is on the L. In the background a church. At the upper portion a large basket of fruit on the L, an urn with flowers on the R. Reversing arcaded carnation and strawberry border all four sides.

Inscription

(In a flowered cartouche): PETITION. N / Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand / As the first effort of a youthful hand / And as her fingers on the canvass move / Engage her tender heart to seek thy love / Mary Lawrence Trenton // (On a paper label is noted: Memory of my Affectionate Father, Samuel Lawrence, Died 1816).

Length Without Frame

21 1/4"

Width Without Frame

21 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#CH1988.22

Owner

New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

Owner Private

New Jersey State Museum