- Maker
- Morrison, Catharine
- Date made
- 1833
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Rococo, Stem, Eyelet, Rice, Tent, Roumanian
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: each complete. Numbers 1-(1)0. Various small cross bands. Across the bottom a series of small flowering plants and tall willow trees, baskets of flowers. Arcaded border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (In the top rows after the alphabets): M M / E. M. L. A. M. / S. S. M. (In a center scroll cartouche): What though the canvass charms the eye / Soon will those colours Fade and die. / But the immortal mind must live / And the dread wreck of time survive. / Moment by moment years are past, / And one, ere long, will be our last. / There is a point no eye can see / Yet on it hangs eternity. / Time past and time to come are not; / Time present is our only lot, / O God henceforth our hearts incline / To seek no other love than thine. (Across the bottom): Catharine Morrison March 27 1833 M.J.M. H.E.M. S. M. M E. Stewart. &c
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-173 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
