- Maker
- Torbert, Mary E.
- Date made
- 1835
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Double running, Tent.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- At the top center is an eagle clutching an olive branch, to the L & R a cardinal. Down the sides are various flower motifs: carnations, snow drops, tulips, roses. At the center bottom a large basket of flowers and fruit. Other motifs include butterflies, a bird on a branch, squirrels Flower and scroll border on the sides, flower and leaf border at top and bottom.
- Inscription
- Oh that I were a feathered dove / And innocence had wings / I wold fly and make a long remove / From all these earthly things / Let me to some wild desert go / And find a peaceful home / Where storms of malice never blow / Temptations never come. A+(At the bottom): Mary E Torberts Work 1835 //
- Historical Owner
- #25212
- Owner
- Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA
- Owner Private
- Mercer Museum