Embroidered Sampler
Mary Ann Reed
Date: 1813
Inscription: inscribed in center: O Mark how swift these precious Moments fly,/ Like man no sooner are they born than die/ And since Time's Wheel so rapidly doth run/ Reflect how soon the Thread of life is spun/ Then snatch this Prize O Clasp this noble store [?]/ Remember Time once lost is Time no more; inscribed in lower center in oval rose vine with buds: Mary Ann Reed / 1813
Geography: England
Culture: British
Medium: Embroidered silk on wool
Dimensions: 19 x 15 in. (48.3 x 38.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer, 1984
Accession Number: 1984.331.26
Metropolitan Museum of Art