Mourning scene
Dateearly 19th century
MediumWatercolor on silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 25 × 29in. (63.5 × 73.7cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Sarah Norton Pardee
Object number1908.6.0
DescriptionMemorial embroidery depicting three monuments bearing the names of maker Ruth Norton Upson's (later Pardee) brothers: Asa Austin (1788-1811), Samuel Newell (c. 1799-1811), and Samuel Austin (1818-1819). Mourners stand near their graves. A weeping willow is directly behind the monument to Asa Austin. In the background there is a small town surrounding a pond or small lake. On the right there is a cottage.
NotesSubject note: Correspondence in the object file states that there is a note "that this was done while Miss Upson was at a girl's school in Wallingford."Status
Not on view
