Sampler
Object number79.24
Artist
Catherine Stotler
Date1846
Mediumcanvas, silk, wool
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James C. Kuhn
DescriptionMourning sampler includes neoclassical motifs such as a tomb shaded by a weeping willow tree, pastoral or garden setting, neoclassical buildings and mourning female figures.Dimensions26.9999 x 23.5 in. (68.6 x 59.7 cm)SignedWrought by C. Stotler 1846 for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised happy ar[sic] they that die in the Lord
InscriptionsAnd what is friendship but a name A charm that lulls to sleep A shade that follows welth[sic] And fame but leaves the wretch to weep The wintry blast of death kills not the buds of virtue for (above)
Historical NotesMourning sampler made in memory of Jacob Stotler by Catherine Stotler in 1846.
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