- Maker
- Ellsworth, Sophia
- Date made
- 1812
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- Stitches
- Seed, Outline
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 stone memorials, L with a rectangular base supporting an obelisk and an urn. In front of the two memorials a girl in a black Empire style dress is kneeling. The memorials are located beneath two trees in a landscape with trees and bushes. The R consists of a low rectangular base supporting an urn. Done at the Mary Balch School of Providence.
- Inscription
- (On the L monument): Sacred to the memory / of / Miss BETSEY A. ELLSWORTH / who was born / Dec. 24th, 1785 / and died July 26th, 1797 / And / CHLOE ELLSWORTH / who was born March 18th, 1796 / and died July 22d, 1797 / (On the R monument): Consecrated to the remains / of / Mr. DANIEL ELLSWORTH / who departed this life / March 3rd, 1798 / aged 39 years. //
- Length With Frame
- 22 3/8"
- Wdith With Frame
- 26 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #1987.38.0 Purchased 2/19/87
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Name of School
- Mary Balch School, Providence, RI
