- Maker
- Ruis, Maria Rocario
- Date made
- early 19th? century
- Origin
- Mexico
- Stitches
- (Top): Satin, Cross (Bottom half): Buttonhole, Satin, Drawn work
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Cotton
- Predominent Motif
- Two pieces of linen joined together by needlepoint lace. Top half filled with a basket with a large rose and other small flowers, a yellow bird on a branch, an animal (horse?) holding a basket in its mouth, two flying kissing birds, a large stemmed flower, a small animal, two birds. One flower cross band in the center. The lower half is filled with monochrome designs of flowers, leaves. No border.
- Inscription
- (Across the top): D E M A N O D E M A R Y A R O C A R Y O R V Y S //
- Length Without Frame
- 14"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #38.1154 Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie. L. Lehman
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts
