An embroidered depiction of the original building of the Chongkyo Methodist Church on silk. Chongkyo Methodist Church was built and founded by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Seoul, Korea, in the early 1900s and was part of the Seoul Circuit of the Korea Conference. The piece shows the original church building with a selection of Korean figures, men and women, approaching or walking by the church. A dedication is embroidered across the top of the work. The embroidery is done in traditional Korean style common towards the late Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) and includes intricate details, including the brickwork and roof tiles.
Transcription: 픔념긔별젼 (top center); 일 월륙년삼십백구쳔일성강쥬 (bottom center); 죠션셔울종교자교셕교 례배당 교우 일동 서울 종교, 자교, 그리고 석교 교회 교우 일동 (right); 젼요셥 쟝로사 동부인 각하 (left)
Translation (by Sangeon Kim): Farewell Gift (top center); June 1913 (bottom center); Joseon Dynasty: the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty [1392–1910] of Korea, The Congregations of Chongkyo, Jagyo, and Seokkyo Churches in Seoul, Joseon (right); To District Superintendent Joseph Gerdine and his wife (left)