- Maker
- Platt, Lydia
- Date made
- 1847
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Wool
- Predominent Motif
- A memorial sampler done by the mother of the six children listed. 4 angels holding trumpets representing the girls and 2 angels holding horns representing the boys. At the bottom a large urn on a tombstone with a pine tree, a geometric tree and a weeping willow on each side. Two birds. Small zig zag border with a cross at the center of each point.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF / John Platt who departed this life october 26 1842 / Eliza Platt who departed this life september 30 1843 / Mary Platt who departed this life may 10 1844 / Ann Platt who departed this life may 11 1845 / Alice Platt who departed this life october 13 1846 / William Platt who departed this life July 26 1847 / farewell my daughters and my sons / your earthly race you soon have run / you've left a world of sin behind / a crown of glory for to find / ere sin could blight ar sorrow fade / death came with friendly care / each opening bud to heaven conveyed / and bid them blossom there / (Across the bottom): LYDIA * PLATT * FINISH * HER * Work 1847
- Length Without Frame
- 25"
- Width Without Frame
- 24"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-234
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
