- Maker
- Corbit, Mary P. (age 9)
- Date made
- 1823
- Origin
- Wilmington, DE US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A rose spray at center top with an octagon on both sides. On the L with a squirrel in the center and on the R with two facing birds. Two pine trees, baskets of flowers, Rose sprays, flowers in an urn, strawberry plants, and across the bottom various flower sprays. No border.
- Inscription
- W C D C S C M C / P C M C / J C M O / 18 Mary P Corbit s Work 23 / Short is our longest day of life, / And soon its prospect ends, Aged / Yet on that day uncertain date, / Eternity depends. 9 year s //
- Length Without Frame
- 15.75"
- Width Without Frame
- 15.25"
- Historical Owner
- #1971.1525
- Owner
- Historic Odessa Foundation, Odessa, DE
- Owner Private
- Historic Odessa