- Maker
- Francis, Margaret L.
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- Germantown, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Miniature Quaker motifs: flowers, fruit baskets, pine trees, swans, birds and floral vines.
- Inscription
- O gently close the eye / That loved to look on you / O seal the lip whose earliest sigh / Whose latest breath was true / With knots of sweetest flowers / Their winding sheet perfume / Aad (sp) wash their wounds with true love showers / And dress them for the tomb. / Margaret L. Francis's work in the year 1827 Germantown //
- Length Without Frame
- 22"
- Length With Frame
- 28 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 22"
- Wdith With Frame
- 28 1/2"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Purchased
- Owner
- Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Owner Private
- Dan & Marty Campanelli