- Maker
- Warfel, Martha E. (age 12)
- Date made
- 1837
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Cross, Couched
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A beautiful wreath of various flowers: roses, morning glories, tulips, poppies, lilies, and others, surrounds the verse.
- Inscription
- Our life is never at a stand / Tis like a fading flower / Death which is always near at hand / Comes nearer every hour / / We who now are young and gay / Like roses in their bloom / Will very soon be old and gray / And wither in the tomb / Martha E. Warfel's / work done in the year 1837 / / /
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-95 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
