- Maker
- Alvarez, Maria de la Luz Eligia
- Date made
- 1851
- Origin
- Puebla Enero, Mexico
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Various flower and animal motifs. Peacocks, a horse, dog, monkey, two men kneeling near two roosters, one cross, a man riding a horse pulling a wagon. Cross bands of carnations, tulips and various designs. Cross stitch border.
- Inscription
- (In a floral cartouche at the top): HECHO POR MARIA DE LA / LUZELIGIA ALVAREZ. / PUEBLA ENER O / 18 DE 1851 //
- Length Without Frame
- 10 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1918.1421 Gift of Miss Mary Wheelwright
- Owner
- Historic New England, Haverhill, MA
- Owner Private
- Historic New England
