- Maker
- Blany, Ann
- Date made
- 1819
- Origin
- Emmitsburg, MD US
- Stitches
- Satin, Cross, Queen, Outline, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #258. Ca. 1803. Page 287.
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets (almost gone) done in a center rectangle with a scene at the bottom with animals, butterflies and a large tree. Grape vines with leaves across the top and a pineapple on each side of the rectangle. Large basket with a flowering vine at the bottom. Done at St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, MD.
- Inscription
- Teach me to live that I may may dread / The grave as little as my bed / Teach me to die so that I may / Rise glowing on that awful day / Ann Blany / 1819 //
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Done at St. Joseph's Academy School, Emmitsburg, MD.
- Owner
- The Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg, MD
- Owner Private
- Daughters of Charity
- Name of School
- St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, MD
