- Maker
- Shewell, Jane (age 10)
- Date made
- 1822
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Couched
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Linen, Chenille
- Predominent Motif
- Pastoral scene with shepherd, shepherdess, and sheep in a field with a brick house in the background. Pair of birds above the inscription. Trailing vine border all four sides with two large roses in upper corners.
- Inscription
- The Rose / / / How fair is the rose what a beautiful flower / In summer so fragrant and gay / But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour / And they wither and die in a day / Jane Shewells Work Aged 10 AD 1822 //
- Length Without Frame
- 24 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 19 3/4"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Owner
- Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honlulu, HI
- Owner Private
- Honolulu Academy of Arts
