- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 1817
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Stem, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No Verse #515 1793 Page 319
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- (In a saw tooth stitch rectangle): At center bottom a striped basket with one tall spray of cabbage roses. A white bird perched on a grass spray on L and R and a brown bird pecking at come food at the bottom L. Solid green border across the bottom and a meandering border of cabbage roses up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- May I with innocence and peace / My fleeting Moments Spend / And when this vale of life shall cease, / With calmness meet my end. / Mary Taylor's work in the 10th year of her age 18 (On the R): Grand Parents Names / John and ?????? Taylor Margaret / Mary Mendenhall / Parents names: / Jeb and Catharine Taylor / Brothers and Sisters Names / Stephen Elizabeth M???? William / John Caleb David and Sarah //
- Length Without Frame
- 18"
- Width Without Frame
- 23"
- Historical Owner
- #2018.021.001
- Owner
- Historical Society of Montgomery County, Morristown, PA
- Owner Private
- Historical Society of Montgomery County
