- Maker
- Garbutt, Jane (age 18)
- Date made
- 1861
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- A row of fir trees across the top is followed by various motifs of flowers in pots, urns and baskets, birds, lions and individual flowers. At the center bottom standing on a green hill beneath a geometric Tree of Knowledge are Adam & Eve. Five geese parade across the greens. One cross band near the bottom. Arcaded geometric carnation border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (Near the center top): My soul through my redeemer's care / Saved from the second death i feel / My eyes from tears of dark desPair / My feet from falling into hell / Wherefore to him my feet shall run / My eyes on his Perfections gaze / My soul shall live for god alone / And all within me shout his Praise (At the bottom L): Jane Garbutt Aged 18 Years / Thomas & Hannah Garbutt / (At the bottom R): Work done in the Years of our / Lord 1861 MDCCCLI / /
- Length Without Frame
- 25 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 22 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-271 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art