- Maker
- Guion, Magdalen
- Date made
- ca. 1780-1800
- Origin
- New Rochelle, NY (?) US
- Stitches
- Cross
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Two flowering plants at the top. In the center a Dutch fruit tree with a parrot, symbolizing talkativeness, perched at the top. At the bottom candles as symbols of devotion or prayer and a basket with a flower on L and R. A deep reversing arcaded strawberry border all four sides.
- Inscription
- (on the L): M A G D A / L E N (On the R): G U I / O N //
- Length Without Frame
- 12 7/8"
- Width Without Frame
- 10 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1937.142 Gift of Angelina Drake Skidmore Comport
- Owner
- New York Historical Society, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- New York Historical Society
