- Maker
- Coombs, Harriet (age 11)
- Date made
- 1837
- Origin
- Bristol (?), England
- Stitches
- Cross, Counted Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Four motifs of flowers in baskets down each side. At the bottom a centered harp with an apple tree on each side. Reversing arcaded border with alternating carnations and small flowers.
- Inscription
- What is your Life / Oh what is Life ? 'Tis like a flower / that blossoms and is gone / It flourishes its little hour / With all its beauty on / Death comes and like a wintry day / It cuts the lovely flower away / O what is Life? Tis like the bow / That glistens in the sky / We love to see its colours glow / But while we look they die / Life fails as soon to day tis here / To morrow it may disappear / Lord what is Life ? If spent with thee / in humble praise and prayer / How long or short our life may be / We feel no anxious care / Tho life depart our joys shall last / When life and all its joys are past / Harriet Coombs's Work / July 20th 1837 / In the eleventh year of her age //
- Length Without Frame
- 22"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.411 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall 2003.
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
