(On the L tomb): H S / In memory of Mrs / Hannah smith AE 50 / Nov 27 1813 / weep not ye Dear surviving / friends / for all her pain and sorrows end / she soars ware joy celestial are / to reap an endless harvest there / (On the R tomb): W S H / in memory of (1811) / william s. Humphreys / Feb 24 AE 11 Months / In solemn silence let him lie / Nor dare disturb his rest / Til the archangel rends the sky / And wakes his sleeping dust //

Maker

Unknown

Date made

ca. 1815

Origin

Boston, MA US

Stitches

Tent, Cross, Long, Stem, Whip, Couching

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

A couple dressed in black each stand beside one of two memorial tombs in a wooded glen. A large willow tree on both L and R. Tombs are for a grandmother and grandson.

Inscription

(On the L tomb): H S / In memory of Mrs / Hannah smith AE 50 / Nov 27 1813 / weep not ye Dear surviving / friends / for all her pain and sorrows end / she soars ware joy celestial are / to reap an endless harvest there / (On the R tomb): W S H / in memory of (1811) / william s. Humphreys / Feb 24 AE 11 Months / In solemn silence let him lie / Nor dare disturb his rest / Til the archangel rends the sky / And wakes his sleeping dust //

Length Without Frame

19 3/4"

Width Without Frame

21 1/8"

Historical Owner

#2008.134 Barbara Notz Hines Memorial Fund, Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment.

Owner

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Name of School

Mrs. Field's School, Boston, MA