- Maker
- Fisher, Eliza
- Date made
- 1824
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Eyelet, Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 156 Verse 132, 778
- Predominent Motif
- Large house with fence, gate, 2 weeping willows, lawn. Dove, 2 stars, carnations in a vase, 2 butterflies. Strawberries, birds, carnations, 1 rose, bluebells. Carnation and strawberry border.
- Inscription
- This work in hand my friends may have / When I am dead and in my grave / And which wheneer you chance to see / May kind remembrance picture me / While on this glowing canvas stands / The labour of my youthful hands / No other care than this I knew / But perseverance brought me through. / J S, M S, W S, V S, J S, J D, E D, S S, J S, R S, J S, G S, S A F, S F, E W F , M D, J F, H F, S D, E F, M F, E D, W S F, M F, J D, J C F, J A F, J D, R F. / Eliza Fisher 1824
- Length Without Frame
- 24"
- Length With Frame
- 27 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 24"
- Wdith With Frame
- 27 1/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1997.7.164 Martha Clawson Reed Collection
- Bolton & Co. Page
- 156 Verses #132 & 778
- Owner
- Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Owner Private
- Vassar College Loeb Art Center
