- Maker
- Allen, (?)
- Date made
- ca. 1810
- Origin
- VT US
- Stitches
- Satin, Feather, Couching, Long and short. VanDyke, Stem.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Two tombstones, one with an obelisk, one with an urn on top. Weeping willow on L , oak on R. Two female & one male mourner, dressed in black. Bordering the piece is a band of copper and a band of black-flocked paper. Painted sky and faces.
- Inscription
- (Printed on a silk ribbon on the L): Rev. Thomas Allen, FIRST MINISTER / OF / PITTSFIELD / DIED FEB. 11th, 1810, / AE TAT 68 / THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED / (Printed on a silk ribbon on the R): Thomas Allen, jun. Esq / DIED AT / BOSTON / MARCH 22, 1796 / AGED 37. / (On paper on the R monument side): Mrs. E. White / Died in London Feb. 22, 1798 / Aged 22 yrs. //
- Length Without Frame
- 15 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 19 5/8"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- Gift of Elizabeth Allen Waterman
- Owner
- NSCDA Plum Grove Historic Home, Iowa City, IA
