- Maker
- Jahraus, Elizabeth
- Date made
- 1827
- Origin
- Philadelphia, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Stem, French knots, Satin,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A flower spray on both sides of the cartouche. A two story house with a fenced yard and trees on both sides is near the bottom center. A wide green lawn in front with plants, animals, urns with flowers. Reversing arcaded carnation border on three sides.
- Inscription
- (On upper L): A sinner Lord behold I stand / In thought and word and deed / But Jesus sits at thy right hand / For such to intercede / (On upper R): From early infancy I know / A rebel I have been / And daily as I older grow / I fear I grow in sin / (In a circular flowered cartouche): Elizabeth Jahraus / Philadelphia / 1827 / (On the L): Innocence is sweet. //
- Length Without Frame
- 32 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 31 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1974.8
- Owner
- Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
- Owner Private
- Yale University Art Museum
