- Maker
- Pierce, Sylvia (1792-1882)
- Date made
- ca. 1809
- Origin
- Providence, RI US
- In Bolton & Co.
- Yes Page 208 Verse 283
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Chenille
- Predominent Motif
- Two figures, one a woman in black and another smaller figure (a child)? draped in black mourn at the side of a large tomb with an urn at the top. A smaller tomb is on the L. Two large weeping willows nearly fill the sky with smaller deciduous trees on both sides.
- Inscription
- (On the large tomb): Sacred to the memory / of / Mr. THOMAS TINGLEY / who died Jan. 9th, 1809, in the / 77th year of his age. And / Mrs. MARTHA TINGLEY, / his wife. / who died Nov. 22d, 1805, in the 74th year of her age. // (At the bottom): The wise, the first, the copius, and the brave, / Live in their deaths, and flourish from the grave, / Grain hid in earth, repays the peasant's care, / And ev'ning suns but set to rise more fair / (On the monument on the L): Inscribed to the remains of / Miss RUTH TINGLEY, daughter / of Mr. Thomas Tingley, who died Nov. 30th, / 1803, in the 39th year of her age. //
- Length Without Frame
- 23 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 31 1/8"
- Historical Owner
- #1979.604.2 Gift of the John D. Rockefeller 3rd. Fund, Inc, through the generosity and interest of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and members of the family.
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Owner Private
- Colonial Williamsburg