Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- An oval scene of a woman leaning on a tomb; a child with a basket of flowers is seated in front. The inscription on the tomb reads:
- In Memory of
- Mr. John Nye
- Obiit (sic) Oct 17 1803
- Aetatis 28
- There is a large weeping willow on the left and a distant landscape of water and a town beyond. Only the trees, grass and shrubbery are embroidered; the rest is painted.
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Date
- 1803
- Credit Line
- Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
- Medium
- Medium: silk embroidery, paint and ink on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, knot stitches andcouching on plain weave foundation using chenille and loosely twisted threads, with painted background
- Dimensions
- H x W: 47 x 53.3 cm (18 1/2 x 21 in.)
- Type
- embroidery & stitching
- Mourning sampler
