- Maker
- Cappeau, Margaret Ann
- Date made
- ca. 1818-1820
- Origin
- Emmitsburg, MD US
- Stitches
- Split Satin, Laid Chenile
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A young woman sits and rests her arm upon a tomb that is topped with a large urn. A weeping willow tree is on the R and a barren, nearly leafless tree is on the L. In the distance is St. Joseph's Academy School's White House, Stone house and Mt. St. Mary's. Sky and mourners face and arms are water colored.
- Inscription
- In / Memory / of Andrew Cappeau / Who / departed this life / August 18 / 1818 / aged 11 months and 11 days / "I H S" //
- Length Without Frame
- 20"
- Width Without Frame
- 23 1/2"
- Original Frame
- No
- Historical Owner
- Done at St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, MD.
- Owner
- The Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg, MD
- Name of School
- St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, MD
