Bueirk, Margarison (?)

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Maker
Bueirk, Margarison (?)
Date made
19th century
Origin
Germany
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Wool
Predominent Motif
Various motifs. Top row: houses on L and R with a centered floral design. Next row a cat, a monogram S with greenery, a dog. Bottom row: a man atop a wagon filled with hay, a house in a cameo, a flower(?). In the center: cupid, arrow poised to shoot, stands in the center of a floral bower. On the R: two girls, a house in a cameo, a single flower. A flowered border all four sides with a sewn ribbon on all edges.
Inscription
(Top): G e l e b t s e i J e s u s C h r i s t u s (translation: Lived was Jesus Christ) (Bottom L): Bueirk Margariston (Center): Ieignor Tosephs (?) (R): dom 1 September //
Length Without Frame
32 3/4"
Width Without Frame
27 15/16"
Historical Owner
#1984.1129 Gift of Mrs. Lawrence E. Connelly
Owner
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Owner Private
Cleveland Museum of Art