Hudson, Elizabeth (age 15)

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Maker
Hudson, Elizabeth (age 15)
Date made
1737
Origin
Philadelphia, PA US
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Queen, Tent, Stem, Encroaching satin.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Various cross bands with rows of inscription between each band. Arcaded carnation border all four sides. Believed to have been done at the Marsh School in Philadelphia.
Inscription
SOME COVET TO BE DECKED IN RICH ATTIRE WITH GOLD AND PEARL THATO THERS / MAY ADMIRE THEM AND HONOR THEM AND THAT THEY MAY ADVANCE A BEAUTY THAT / WILL SOON DECAY / / IF IMPERFECTIONS DID NOT LODGE WITHIN WHAT MEAN THESE DECKINGS OF THE / FADING SKIN / THEY IN WHOSE NOBLE BREAST TRUE VERTUE DWELLS NEED NOT SO MUCH ADORN / THEIR OUTWARD SELVES / O THOU GREAT KING OF KINGS ARISE AND REIGN EXCEPT THY VERTUE SPRINGS ALL / WORSHIPS VAIN EXCEPT THY QUICKNING LIFE BE FELT TO RISE THERES NONE CAN / OFFER UP A SACRIFICE THE BED WAS EARTH THE RASED PILLOW STONE WHEREON / POOR JACOB RESTED HIS HEAD AND BONES / HEAVEN WAS HIS CANOPY THE SHADES OF NIGHT WAS / HIS DRAWN CURTAINS TO EXCLUDE THE LIGHT / / POOR STATE OF IACOB AS IT SEEMS TO ME / HIS CATTLE FOUND AS SOUFT A BED AS HE / YET GOD APPEARED THEIR JOY HIS CROWN / GID IS NOT ALWAYS FOUND IN BEDS OF DOWN / / WE ARE IN MISERY AND IN ASHES BORN REMEMBER THIS AS / YOU PASS BY DO NOT DERIDE / BUT PRAY ABIDE WHY FIX YOURE YES / ON THIS LOW GROUND WHERE SORROWS DWELL NO TONGUE CAN TELL / (At the bottom L): WILLIAM HUDSON / HANNAH HUDSON / WILLIAM EVANS / ELIXABETH EVANS / WILLIAM HUDSON / JANE HUDSON / SARAH HUDSON / MARY HUDSON / RACHEL HUDSON / (At the bottom center): JANE HUDSON / SUSANNA HUDSON / SMUEL HUDSON / JOSEPH COOPER / HANNAH COOPER / SAMUEL EMLEN / RACHEL EMLEN / JOHN EVANS / RUTH EVANS / (At the bottom R): ELIZABETH / HUDSON / her / samplar / workd in / the 15 year / of her age 1737 / /
Length Without Frame
15 1/2"
Width Without Frame
11 3/8"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1966-149-1
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Name of School
Marsh School (Elizabeth or Ann) Philadelphia, PA