Time rolls away and stays for none, / How soon will all my days be gone / O may I keep their end in view / And virtues Peaceful Path Pursue / Thus is my God be ever true / And love my Saviour dear. / And when the clay cold hand of death, / Shall chill my ???? and stop my breath, / May I to happier climes remove. / Where all is friendship joy and love, / There join the glorious choir above, Where heav'nly anthems rise. / Wrought by Mary Ann Jenny age 10 years Fair Haven 1826

Maker

Jenney, Mary Ann (age 10)

Date made

1826

Origin

Fairhaven, MA US

Stitches

Cross, Satin, Stem

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

3 alphabets: one missing J, and one with both long and short S. Numbers 1-(10. Large weeping willow tree at bottom R. Verse on L. Various cross bands. Arcaded trefoil border across top and down both sides. Triple border of small flowers, solid stitching and strawberries across bottom.

Inscription

Time rolls away and stays for none, / How soon will all my days be gone / O may I keep their end in view / And virtues Peaceful Path Pursue / Thus is my God be ever true / And love my Saviour dear. / And when the clay cold hand of death, / Shall chill my ???? and stop my breath, / May I to happier climes remove. / Where all is friendship joy and love, / There join the glorious choir above, Where heav'nly anthems rise. / Wrought by Mary Ann Jenny age 10 years Fair Haven 1826

Length Without Frame

19 3/4"

Width Without Frame

20 1/2"

Historical Owner

#2005.50.1

Owner

New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA

Owner Private

New Bedford Whaling Museum