What is the World a passi / ng hour Its glory Will Decay / But yon Bright World that is / a bove is Ever lasting day. / the grass is green The rose / is red / this is my work / when i am dead. / / Jane Pattison Work / Aged 15 1823 / Poor Zion Lies In Sore / Distress Her walls Are / broKen Down The Briers / of The / wildernes her / walks have / over / grown / / Various scattered initials.

Maker

Pattison, Jane (age 15)

Date made

1823

Origin

Unknown

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

2 alphabets. 1 row of various crowns. Spot motifs of flowers in baskets and urns. In center theTree of Knowledge with Adam and Eve with serpent and Solomon's Temple on the L. Below them are the spies from Caanan (marked Moses and Aron) carrying grapes on a pole. At bottom a ship on either side with Solomon's Temple in the center. Various birds and other motifs. Scroll border all four sides.

Inscription

What is the World a passi / ng hour Its glory Will Decay / But yon Bright World that is / a bove is Ever lasting day. / the grass is green The rose / is red / this is my work / when i am dead. / / Jane Pattison Work / Aged 15 1823 / Poor Zion Lies In Sore / Distress Her walls Are / broKen Down The Briers / of The / wildernes her / walks have / over / grown / / Various scattered initials.

Historical Owner

#1965.232.39

Owner

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI