Pierce, Sylvia (1792-1882)

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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