SACRED. / To the Memory of my / beloved Mother / SARAH DUNLAP. / Deep is the sleep of death / Low is the pillow of dust. / / Litiz 1823 (This is the old spelling of Lititz)

Maker

Dunlap, Nancy (Ann)

Date made

1823

Origin

Lititz, PA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Silk

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Chenille

Predominent Motif

A female figure is seated on the base of a tomb. She holds white roses in her L hand and points to the tomb with her R hand. A large urn sits atop the tomb along with cherubs on either side. A large weeping willow tree and a stone wall in the background on R, and a church in the distance on the L. Face, cherubs and sky were painted by Peter Lehn Grosh of East Petersburg.

Inscription

SACRED. / To the Memory of my / beloved Mother / SARAH DUNLAP. / Deep is the sleep of death / Low is the pillow of dust. / / Litiz 1823 (This is the old spelling of Lititz)

Historical Owner

#92.03 Purchased with funds from the James Hale Steinman Foundation (Part of the Heritage Center collection)

Owner

Lancaster History, Lancaster, PA

Name of School

Lititz Boarding School, Lititz, PA