early 19th century, paint and needlework on silk, inscribed to mat "1800/Leah Bergen/1818", sight 20-5/8 x 17-1/2 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, 29-3/4 x 26-3/4 x 3 in.
Provenance: 1878, inherited from the maker by John P. Morris and Laura Mitchell Sanderson Morris (Mrs. John P. Morris) of Washington, DC; 1925, gift of Laura Mitchell Sanderson Morris to the Brooklyn Museum; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
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1878, inherited from the maker by John P. Morris and Laura Mitchell Sanderson Morris (Mrs. John P. Morris) of Washington, DC; 1925, gift of Laura Mitchell Sanderson Morris to the Brooklyn Museum; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
not examined out of frame, some tears and small stains to silk backing; frame with crackling, chips, bumps, and loss to gilt, left and top bar loose
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