Thompson, Sarah

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Maker
Thompson, Sarah
Date made
ca 1780
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: each with 26 letters, one ampersand. At the bottom a center tree with geometric style flowers on both sides, a small black dog on the L. Reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides with flowers in each of the four corners.
Inscription
Sarah Thompson / Death Like an overflowing stream / Sweeps us away our life a dream / An empty tale a morning flower / Cut down and withered in an hour //
Length Without Frame
17 1/8"
Width Without Frame
15 5/8"
Historical Owner
#1960.9.111 Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
Owner
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner Private
Vassar College Loeb Art Center