Sampler

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sampler by Opie. Tan fabric with frayed edges. A poem in black text reads: "To the flower called Forget me Not. Fond memory's flower, of azure dye, And if some tender faithful friend Permit thy bard one boon to crave; should, led by love, approach the spot, when in Death's narrow bed I lie, And o'er thy flowers admiring bend. Oh! bloom around my humble Grave. Then say for me forget me not!" Signed in right corner: "xxxs Opie". Embroidered bouquet of flowers in shades of red, brown, green, and blue at bottom center. Two butterflies, one on left and one on right. Floral border around edges. Signed at bottom: "Ann Rome".