T Vanhart was born March 31st 1825 / J Vanhart was born February 8th 1827 / James Smith who departed this life June / 28th in the year of our lord 1829 aged twen- / ty years seven months and twenty days / When I am dead and buried / And all my bones are rotten / When this you see remember me / That I may never be forgotten / H Smith was born October 17th 1760 / E Smith was born June 3rd 1769 / J Morris was born February 2nd 1785 / J Morris was born September 26th 1793 / H Morris was born April 6th 1814 / B Morris was born March 17th 1816 / A E Morris was born / December 27th 1817 / P Morris was born April 15th 1820 //

Maker

Smith Morris Van Hart, Jane

Date made

1829

Origin

Bucks County, PA USq

Stitches

Cross,

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Family register of three families: Vanhart, Smith and Morris. Two baskets with flowers and a central cross at the top. Flower motifs on the sides. Arcaded flower border all four sides.

Inscription

T Vanhart was born March 31st 1825 / J Vanhart was born February 8th 1827 / James Smith who departed this life June / 28th in the year of our lord 1829 aged twen- / ty years seven months and twenty days / When I am dead and buried / And all my bones are rotten / When this you see remember me / That I may never be forgotten / H Smith was born October 17th 1760 / E Smith was born June 3rd 1769 / J Morris was born February 2nd 1785 / J Morris was born September 26th 1793 / H Morris was born April 6th 1814 / B Morris was born March 17th 1816 / A E Morris was born / December 27th 1817 / P Morris was born April 15th 1820 //

Length Without Frame

17.25"

Width Without Frame

17.5"

Historical Owner

MM2014.06.021.A-B

Owner

Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA