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

Owner Private

Lancaster History

Name of School

Lititz Boarding School, Lititz, PA