- Maker
- Courtis, Elisabeth
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Cross, Split, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Motifs of birds, a small figure of a woman in a long dress under a tree, five flying angels, flowers in baskets and pots, a stag, a lion wearing a crown, squirrels, small trees. At center bottom Adam and Eve stand on a green knoll beneath the Tree of Knowledge. Trees, plants, animals below. Reversing arcaded flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Elisabeth Courtis Her Work Finished June 8 1796 //
- Length Without Frame
- 22 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #2003.432 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Owner Private
- Museum of Fine Arts