- Maker
- Nancy ?
- Date made
- 19th century
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: each with 26 letters. Numbers 1-8 & 9-13/ Various wide and narrow cross bands. Two baskets with flowers. At the bottom two tomstones with a small tree between them and a large tree on both L and R. Three borders: inner saw tooth, reversing arcaded strawberry/berrie and scroll.
- Inscription
- Lord what is life tis like a flower / That blossoms and is gone / We see it flourish for an hour / With all its beauty on / But death comes like a wintry day / And cuts the pretty flower away / (In a saw tooth cartouche: Wrought by Nancy (illegible) / At Mrs Halls School / Boston (illegible) (On the L tombstone): Abigail (On the R tombstone): Caroline Augusta //
- Length Without Frame
- 23 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 3/16"
- Historical Owner
- #33.325 Gift of William S. Rumrill 1933
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
