- Maker
- Ingersoll, Mary (age 9)
- Date made
- 1830
- Origin
- New York US
- Stitches
- Cross, Crosslet, Chain, Four-sided, French knot.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A man in fawn-colored trousers and a short jacket decorated with gilt beads, and a tall dark hat. A lady in a long dress with a wide collar and a bonnet tied with long ribbons. She carries a parasol and a reticule and wears a necklace. On the R a building (temple?) with tall columns sits on a hill above a pond with two deer, a flowering bush, flying birds. Beneath a large tree on the L a sheep and a dog. In L and R upper corners a bluebird under a grape vine. Rose border - all 4 sides.
- Inscription
- FAMILY RECORD / Mr Levi Ingersoll was born Dec 26th 1775 / Miss Sarah Hubbard was born Jan 2nd. 1779 / They were united in marriage Jan 31 1802 / THEIR DESCENDANTS / Hanna Ingersoll was born Jan 30th 1803 / Eliza Ingersoll was born Oct 30th 1804 / Ann Ingersoll was born Nov 1st 1806 / Henry H Ingersoll was born Feb 25th 1809 / Charles Ingersoll was born Jan 23rd 1811 / Jane Ingersoll was born July 1st 1815 (last 2 numbers replaced later) /Sarah Ingersoll was born Feb 10th 1821 (last number replaced later) / / (Above bottom border): By Miss Mary Ingersoll in the 9th year of her age New York 1830 / (number 9 replaced or filled in later) //
- Length Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1990.0146.01 Gift of Clarence and Dorothy M. Damon
- Owner
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Owner Private
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
