On the Sun_flower. / / To the all-cheering sun's enliv'ning rays / The grateful plane it op'ning leaves displays / Rejoicing in his beams and radiance bright / Expands and opens with approaching light / But when dim night extends her dusky shade, / Its closing beauties sicken ail and fade! / The flower which Phoebus' warmth first bade to rise / Lives in his beams, and in his absence dies. / Each human breast may this example move / To acts of gratitude and Heav'nly love / To him who gives us all our hearts to raise, Live in his light and triumph in praise. / / / Elizabeth Smilie Reynolds . May the / 26 1804

Maker

Reynolds, Elizabeth Smilie

Date made

1804

Origin

Charleston, SC US

Stitches

Cross, Marking, Queen, Eyelet

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: one entire line of A's, some double and triple letters and ampersands. Numbers 1-17 plus an 8. Various stitched lines and cross bands. Single line border all four sides.

Inscription

On the Sun_flower. / / To the all-cheering sun's enliv'ning rays / The grateful plane it op'ning leaves displays / Rejoicing in his beams and radiance bright / Expands and opens with approaching light / But when dim night extends her dusky shade, / Its closing beauties sicken ail and fade! / The flower which Phoebus' warmth first bade to rise / Lives in his beams, and in his absence dies. / Each human breast may this example move / To acts of gratitude and Heav'nly love / To him who gives us all our hearts to raise, Live in his light and triumph in praise. / / / Elizabeth Smilie Reynolds . May the / 26 1804

Length Without Frame

14.5"

Width Without Frame

10"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#HT 0506 Donated by Mr. Harry F. Reynolds 1944

Owner

The Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC

Owner Private

The Charleston Museum