O Mark how swift these precious Moments fly / Like man no sooner are they born than die / And since Time's Wheel so rapidly doth run / Reflect how soon the Thread of life is spun / Then snatch this Prize O Clasp this noble store(?) / Remember Time once lost is Time no more. / / Mary Ann Reed / 1813

Maker

Reed, Mary Ann

Date made

1813

Origin

England

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Wool

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Sampler is divided into three sections. At the top are a flowering tree in the center with urns of flowers and small trees on both sides and one small bird. The middle has the verse with potted plants on both sides. The bottom has name in a rosebud cartouche with pots of flowers on each side. Strawberry border all four sides.

Inscription

O Mark how swift these precious Moments fly / Like man no sooner are they born than die / And since Time's Wheel so rapidly doth run / Reflect how soon the Thread of life is spun / Then snatch this Prize O Clasp this noble store(?) / Remember Time once lost is Time no more. / / Mary Ann Reed / 1813

Length Without Frame

19"

Width Without Frame

15"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1984.331.26 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art