A present for Henry Musselman and / Veronica his Wife this work was made / By Mary Ann Stauffer in East / Hempfild Township Lancaster County / Pennsylvania in the year of Our / Lord 1830; Balance of inscription is in German starting Dann alles flaesch ist wie gras / / and ends with (Peter 1:24-25))

Maker

Stauffer, Mary Ann

Date made

1830

Origin

Lancaster Cnty., PA US

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Church or school with large tree alongside and a bird on the roof. Sheep on a lawn in front. Floral border across top and down both sides. Another border (stitched on?) all four sides.

Inscription

A present for Henry Musselman and / Veronica his Wife this work was made / By Mary Ann Stauffer in East / Hempfild Township Lancaster County / Pennsylvania in the year of Our / Lord 1830; Balance of inscription is in German starting Dann alles flaesch ist wie gras / / and ends with (Peter 1:24-25))

Length Without Frame

23 3/4"

Width Without Frame

25 1/4"

Historical Owner

#1984.331.15 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer

Owner

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Owner Private

Metropolitan Museum of Art