- Maker
- Key, Deborah (age 10)
- Date made
- 1836
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Cross, Chain, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In the top panel a large church fills the center. On the sides are motifs of a lion, birds, a basket of flowers, large and small trees and a bee skep. At the center bottom a large three story building with two chimneys, a tree on each side, a squirrel, a dog with a collar, and a female figure. Inner and outer single cross stitch border with a meandering multi flower border all four sides.
- Inscription
- May modesty and virtue guide / My heart from vanity and pride / This is my work which you may see / What care my parents took of me / (At the bottom): Deborah Key Finished this work March 31, 1836 Aged 10 Years * //
- Length Without Frame
- 16"
- Width Without Frame
- 14"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #16:1963 Gift of Mrs. George Wolbrink
- Owner
- Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
- Owner Private
- Saint Louis Art Museum