- Maker
- Mettiss, Matilda Catharine
- Date made
- ca. 1829
- Origin
- PA US
- Stitches
- Eyelet, Satin, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 196 Verse 331
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Green lawn with long, low, red building with belfry. 2 spruce trees and steps on to lawn. Flower border with two yellow stars.
- Inscription
- My flying years time urges on / Who is human must decay / My friends my young companions gone / Can I expect to stay. / Matilda Catharine Mettiss Born November 10, 1817
- Length With Frame
- 24 5/8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 15 7/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.157 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 196 Verse #331
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center