- Maker
- Hobart, Salome
- Date made
- 1803
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Couched Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Human Hair
- Predominent Motif
- A young woman weeps near two urns on a pedestal monument atop a small hill. A large weeping willow forms the background with a cloudy sky of solidly stitched crinkled silk. Done at the Balch School in Providence, RI.
- Inscription
- In Memory of / Mr. Joseph White / who died Jan. 29 / 1794, aged 88 Years / And Mrs. Ruth White / who died August 1st 1767 / Aet 55 Years / / Their minds were tranquil, and serene, / No terrors, in their looks were seen, / A Saviour's smiles dispell'd the gloom, / And smoothed their passage to the tomb. / / / Wrought by Salome Hobart 1803 /
- Length Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Length With Frame
- 24 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 3/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 24 1/4"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- Purchased 2012 at Sotheby's Auction, collection of Betty Ring
- Owner
- Collection of Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Owner Private
- Dan & Marty Campanelli
- Name of School
- Balch School, Providence, RI
