- Maker
- Thoreau family member
- Date made
- 1805-1810
- Origin
- Bridgewater (?), MA US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A woman dressed in a long white gown leans on a tomb. A large willow tree above. In the distance on the R a church and trees on the L. Sky, face and arms are painted. (Note: John Thoreau was the grandfather of Henry David Thoreau).
- Inscription
- (On the tomb): Sacred / to the / memory of / Mr. John Thoreau / who died) March 21st / 1801 / Aetis / 41 //
- Length Without Frame
- 13.75"
- Width Without Frame
- 10.75"
- Historical Owner
- #T2496 Gift of Rebecca Laughlin & Bequest of Ralph Prescott Hurd by exchange.
- Owner
- Concord Museum, Concord, MA
- Owner Private
- Concord Museum
