- Maker
- Wier, Sarah Thorton
- Date made
- ca. 1801-1810
- Origin
- Dorchester, MA US
- Stitches
- Satin, Encroaching Satin, Long and short, Outline.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large monument with a narrow column on top with two trees on the L, trees and rolling hills. A woman in a long dress stands to the R of the memorial, another woman, also in a long dress stands atop the base of the memorial. The sky, faces, hair and arms of the women and portions of the landscape are painted.
- Inscription
- In tender remembrance / of / SARAH NEWELL who died / Decr 13th 1795 aged 3 yrs. / and of TIMOY NEWELL obt Sep 22 / 1801 AE 4 yrs.
- Length Without Frame
- 16 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 13 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1938.24.140 Donated by the Misses Mary F. and Katherine L. Lord
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT www.chs.org
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society