- Maker
- Foster, Sally (age 10)
- Date made
- 1816
- Origin
- MA. US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin, Daisy, Chain
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Foster family record done in a three color saw tooth rectangle. At the bottom L a willow tree with an urn under a branch on the R and L, and the same on R side. At the top a two story house with two chimneys and a cupola, a plant and a flower on both sides. Arcaded flower and leaf border up both sides.
- Inscription
- A Family Record / Capt. Samuel Foster Born April 26th AD 1777 / Mrs. Anna Foster---- April 22 d ----1783 / Mr. Thomas W Foster ---Decr 24th ----1803 / And Died------Decr 29th ----1804 / Miss Sally Foster ----- Novr 9th ----1805 / Miss Elmira Foster ------ Sepr 15th ---- 1807 / And Died ------ Feby 10th 1809 / Mr Dudley Foster -------Novr 18th ----1812 / Mr. Daniel W. Foster ---- March 23d 1814 / And Died ----- June 6th ----1816 / Miss Elizabeth-Ann Foster --March 22d 1816 / And Died -------June 27th ----1816 / Wrought by Sallly Foster AE 10 / (At the bottom L): Mr TF. Miss EF. (At the bottom R): Mr DF. Miss EF. //
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Length With Frame
- 21 3/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- Gift of Pamela Miller Ness & Paul M. Ness in memory of Prof. & Mrs. E. H. Miller
- Owner
- Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
- Owner Private
- Allentown Art Museum
