This image was featured in a 114-page catalog of perforated cardboard pre-printed with a pattern, ready to embroider.
This centuries-old motto was known in ancient classical cultures and was used as a family motto; its Latin translation is post nubilia phoebus. It became popular in the late 19th century and the motto was used as the name for a waltz and a poem published by Juliette C. Harding in 1892.
After Clouds, Sunshine
Grave this thought deep on your heart, dear,
That after sorrow and pain
God always sends some recompense,
Like the sunshine after rain.
Take this thought into your heart, dear,
That others as we’l as you
Must follow the weary pathway,
And lift up the cross anew.
And ’tis not to you alone, dear,
God sends sorrow, pain, and care:
‘Tis the lot of all earih’s children —
For trouble is everywhere.
So we all must learn to look, dear,
Above the cross to the crown,
And know that the all-wise Father,
In love, sends our trials down.
So grave this thought on your heart, dear,
That after sorrow and pain
God always sends some recompense,
Like the sunshine after rain.
Image from Mottoes and Designs for Embroidery on Perforated Card Board (1870s) available full-text from Archive.org.
To learn more about historical home and family, see Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies.