TO A YOUNG LADY WITH A WATCH / When this gay toy attracts thy sight / Thy reason let it warn / And seize my dear that precious time / that never must return / If idly lost no art of care / The blessing can restore / And Heaven requires a strict account / For every mispent hour / Short is our longest day of life / And soon its prospect ends / Yet on that Days uncertain date / Eternity depends / (Note: From The English Reader: published 1831) / (Below): Sarah Elizabeth Kent / Aged 13 Years / 1838 //

Maker

Kent, Sarah Elizabeth (age 13)

Date made

1838

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross, Satin

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Surrounding the passage are motifs of plants in pots and baskets, birds and insects. At the bottom on L and R a small scene with a bird on a pedestal, and a spotted dog with a house on the L side and a church on the R. Arcaded border all four sides.

Inscription

TO A YOUNG LADY WITH A WATCH / When this gay toy attracts thy sight / Thy reason let it warn / And seize my dear that precious time / that never must return / If idly lost no art of care / The blessing can restore / And Heaven requires a strict account / For every mispent hour / Short is our longest day of life / And soon its prospect ends / Yet on that Days uncertain date / Eternity depends / (Note: From The English Reader: published 1831) / (Below): Sarah Elizabeth Kent / Aged 13 Years / 1838 //

Length Without Frame

34 cm

Width Without Frame

41.5 cm

Historical Owner

Purchased

Owner

Private collector

Owner Private

Laurel Gabel