- Maker
- Zeluff, Aletheia Ann (age 10)
- Date made
- 1836
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet, Stem
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In a large square in the center a large basket of flowers with a small tree and a small basket with a plant with a bird on each branch to the L and R. Above the flowers a cross in a small circle done 4 times. Beside the basket on the L a man holds the leash of a dog standing on a box?, a small bird is on the ground. On the R of the basket a woman in a long dress stands. Then a man stands on a small table, a prancing stag on both sides. An arcaded tulip inner border with an inner solid border and arched outer border of the square. An arcaded rose border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Aletheia Ann Zeluff's Work done in her 10th / Year 1836
- Length Without Frame
- 22 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 22 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-320 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
