- Maker
- Wheeler, Sophia (age 12)
- Date made
- ca. 1830
- Origin
- Concord(?) MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem,
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- In a saw tooth stitched square a tombstone sits on a green lawn. A willow drapes over the scene. A small flower motif on the L. A rose vine border up both sides and across the top.
- Inscription
- (In a leaf cartouche at the center top): Sophia Wheeler / Aed 12 years /(On the stone): Sacred to the / memory of Mrs. Han / nah Stearns wife of / Mr. Isaac Stearns who / died Jan 3d 1828 AGE 41 / Blessed are the dead / that die in the Lord //
- Length Without Frame
- 19.5"
- Width Without Frame
- 19.25"
- Historical Owner
- #2007.274 Gift of Mr. Ian MacPherson, Mr. David MacPherson, Mrs. Hope Comeau and Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence, in memory of Mrs. Patience Hosmer MacPherson. 2007
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum