To include: the first a German language birthday poem to Maria Louisa Kneider dated July 19, 1828, with a modern translation taped to the backing of its wooden frame (16.5 x 13 in.) (areas of edge loss; soiling); the second an embellished Taggard Family crest topped by a 16-star American flag flying over a dove of peace (framed 16.5 x 12.25 in.) (deep browning with some splits and chips).