- Maker
- Decker, Elizabeth (age 11)
- Date made
- 1841
- Origin
- Rondout, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Eyelet
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Canvas
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Family register done in four columns. Various motifs of birds, pine trees, small animals, flowers in pots and baskets. Small rosebud border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (Near the top): Remember thy Creator In the days of thy youth / Peter Marius Green Decker Was Born March 13 . 1807 / Married June 1. 1827 / Sarah Billings Was Born May 5. 1804 / (Above columns): Names + Births + Marriage Deaths / Peter Decker May 9. 1828 June 27. 1831 / Mary Decker December 1. 1829 / Elizabeth Decker February 6 1831 / Rachel Ann Decker February 13. 1834 Aug. 311. 1837 / Theodore. Decker February 18 1836 Mary 26 1836 / Peter Decker April 29 1837 February 20 1849 / Sarah Francis Decker April 10. 1839 / / In a small cartouche at center bottom): Elizabeth Decker Aged 11 ys / 1841 / RONDOUT
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 16 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1969-288-124 Whitman Sampler Collection, gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
