T'was like a rose of grand and stately mien / Superb and brilliant in its early bloom / Ere war's rude blasts had robbed it of its sheen / and with each dire reverse fore told its doom / Then faded crushed and leafless, too, it died / Leaving a fragrance that, for aye, will last / But with it pricking thorns, and woe beside / as sad mementoes, of a glorious past. / Wm. M. Pegram //

Maker

Shirley

Date made

ca. 1890

Origin

Unknown

Stitches

Cross, Stem, Satin, French Knots

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Poem in center with a floral spray with a rose and rosebud. No border.

Inscription

T'was like a rose of grand and stately mien / Superb and brilliant in its early bloom / Ere war's rude blasts had robbed it of its sheen / and with each dire reverse fore told its doom / Then faded crushed and leafless, too, it died / Leaving a fragrance that, for aye, will last / But with it pricking thorns, and woe beside / as sad mementoes, of a glorious past. / Wm. M. Pegram //

Length Without Frame

13 3/4"

Width Without Frame

17 3/4"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#0985.15.5

Owner

Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA

Owner Private

Museum of the Confederacy