(In the center): Teach me to feel another's woe; / To hide the fault I see: / That mercy I to others shew, / That mercy show to me. / I sigh not for beauty, nor languish for wealth; / But grant me, kind providence, virtue and health. / Then richer than kings, and more happy than they, / My days shall pass sweetly and swifty away. / (In a cartouche at the bottom: Mary Elizabeth Penton (At the bottom): New Port Delaware , May , AD 1837

Maker

Penton, Mary Elizabeth

Date made

1837

Origin

New Port, DE US

Stitches

Cross, Satin

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Canvas

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Beautiful motifs of baskets of flowers, flower sprays, single flowers. At the center top a bird in a bower. At the bottom a fruit tree on both sides with geometric flower designs.

Inscription

(In the center): Teach me to feel another's woe; / To hide the fault I see: / That mercy I to others shew, / That mercy show to me. / I sigh not for beauty, nor languish for wealth; / But grant me, kind providence, virtue and health. / Then richer than kings, and more happy than they, / My days shall pass sweetly and swifty away. / (In a cartouche at the bottom: Mary Elizabeth Penton (At the bottom): New Port Delaware , May , AD 1837

Length Without Frame

22 1/2"

Width Without Frame

21 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1969-288-311 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969

Owner

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Owner Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art