- Maker
- Hallowell, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- PA (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Floral spray in center top with two large insects (bees?) flying towards it. Flower sprays at bottom, with strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Thus to my breast alternate passions rise / Pleasd with each good that Heavn to man supplies / Yet oft a sigh prevails and sorrows fall / To see the hoard of human bliss so small / And oft I wish amidst the scene to find / Some spot to real happiness consign'd / Elizabeth Hallowell / 1823
- Length Without Frame
- 13 3/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1948.106 Gift of Anna Gillingham
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society