- Maker
- G., E.
- Date made
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- US or England
- Stitches
- Cross, Tent, Satin, Crosslet, Petit Point.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Cotton
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Small bag with scalloped top opening, trimmed with red silk ribbon, with a red silk ribbon drawstring. A verse on both sides. Surrounding the verses are birds, hearts, trees, dogs, 8-pointed stars, flower baskets. At the end of the last stanza is an hourglass.
- Inscription
- (On the face side): That awful day will surely come / Th'appointed hour makes haste / When I must stand before my Judge / And pass the solemn test / / Thou lovely Chief of all my joys / Thou sovereign of my heart / How could I bear to hear thy voice / Pronounce the sound, Depart * / (On the reverse side): The thunder of that dismal word / Would so torment my ear / Twould tear my soul assunder Lord / With most tormenting fear / / What to be banish'd from my life / And yet forbid to die / To linger in eternal pain / Yet death for ever fly / (Near the bottom edge, on both sides): E G. //
- Length Without Frame
- 8 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 7 8/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #T 13145 Gift of Mr. Salem N. Baskin.
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
