(In a stitched rectangle at the center): A few brief years shall pass away / And I all trembling weak and gray / May come for the last time to look / Upon my childhoods favorite work / Then bow to earth which waits to fold / My ashes in its embracing mould / (In a small rectangular cartouche at the bottom): Dorcas Clark //

Maker

Clark, Dorcas (age 12)

Date made

1836

Origin

MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J, has an ampersand after the M. Numbers 1-12 and 12 (stitcher's age?) or another partial numbering sequence. 4 cross bands, two hearts, one diamond motif, two pine trees. Scallop border all four sides.

Inscription

(In a stitched rectangle at the center): A few brief years shall pass away / And I all trembling weak and gray / May come for the last time to look / Upon my childhoods favorite work / Then bow to earth which waits to fold / My ashes in its embracing mould / (In a small rectangular cartouche at the bottom): Dorcas Clark //

Length Without Frame

16 3/8"

Width Without Frame

16 3/8"

Historical Owner

#68.449

Owner

Historic Northampton, Northampton, MA

Owner Private

Historic Northampton