- Maker
- Bolkcom, Betsey (born 1790)
- Date made
- ca. 1807
- Origin
- Attleboro, MA US
- Stitches
- Encroaching Satin, Thorn, Straight, Split, Back.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A large tomb with an urn on top sits in a heavily wooded field of weeping willows. In a egliomized frame with the makers name inscribed.
- Inscription
- (On the tomb): Inscribed / to the remains of / Mrs. SALLY BOLKCOM / who died Dec. 12th 1800 / aged 25 Years / (At the bottom section): And CLARISSA BOLKCOM who died, / Feb. 7th 1807 aged 10 Years / / (Painted at the bottom of the glass): WROUGHT BY BETSEY BOLKCOM //
- Length Without Frame
- 17"
- Width Without Frame
- 18 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- #1929-126-32 Gift of Mrs. Hampton L. Carson 1929
- Owner
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Owner Private
- Philadelphia Museum of Art