- Maker
- Missley, Catharine
- Date made
- ca. 1850
- Origin
- Chicques, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verses: #490 1708 Page 316 #187 1739 Page 279
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Wool
- Predominent Motif
- In center: a basket of flowers with two birds on either side. Small baskets of flowers on bottom L and R with a floral spray center. Strawberry border across top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- Catharine Missley is my name Chicques is my station / America is my dwelling place / And Christ is my salvation. / When I am dead and in my grave / And all my bones are rotten / And this you see remember me / Least I should be forgotten. //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Length With Frame
- 20 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Wdith With Frame
- 20 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- Inherited.
- Owner
- Private collector
- Owner Private
- Mrs. C. Richard Farmer