- Maker
- Griswold, Lucy (age 15)
- Date made
- 1805
- Origin
- South Hadley, MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A woman leans on a tombstone set beneath a large weeping willow tree. Behind her is a large house, a church and two tall trees. Sky is painted. Picture is oval with black and gold glass mat. Done at the Abby Wright School in South Hadley, MA.
- Inscription
- In Memory of / Mr. Horace Griswold / of Springfield / Mass ? ? ? ?. Between board and fabric a piece of paper with "Sir I wish you to paint the sky if you can. Lucy Griswold aged 15, 1805.
- Length Without Frame
- 12 3/4"
- Length With Frame
- 15"
- Width Without Frame
- 14 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 17"
- Historical Owner
- #1946c.2s14
- Owner
- NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens House, Wethersfield, CT
- Owner Private
- NSCDA Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
- Name of School
- Abby Wright School, South Hadley, MA