There is an hour when I must die, / Nor do I know how soon 'twill come, / A thousand children young as I, / Are called by death to meet their doom. / Let me improve the hours I have, / Before the day of grace is fled, / There's no repentance in the grave, / Nor pardons offered to the dead. / There is a law which he has writ, / To teach us all what we must do, / My soul to his his commands submit, / For they are holy just and true. / / Mary Ann Lord Agd 10 Boston Sept 1 1833 / Subdue idleness ingratitude and a bad temper / /

Maker

Lord, Mary Ann (age 10)

Date made

1833

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Canvas

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: one ampersand, uppercase script missing the J, 3rd alphabet has a small u added after the t (space issue). Numbers 1-2, 3-10 and 11-12. Single cross stitch border all four sides.

Inscription

There is an hour when I must die, / Nor do I know how soon 'twill come, / A thousand children young as I, / Are called by death to meet their doom. / Let me improve the hours I have, / Before the day of grace is fled, / There's no repentance in the grave, / Nor pardons offered to the dead. / There is a law which he has writ, / To teach us all what we must do, / My soul to his his commands submit, / For they are holy just and true. / / Mary Ann Lord Agd 10 Boston Sept 1 1833 / Subdue idleness ingratitude and a bad temper / /

Length Without Frame

11 1/4"

Width Without Frame

8 3/8"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#1969-288-156 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969

Owner

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Owner Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art