Odell, Ruth Perley

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Maker
Odell, Ruth Perley
Date made
ca. 1810
Origin
MA US
Stitches
Satin, Flat, Boullion, Couched.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A woman in a long dress holding a book in her L hand rests her head in her R hand at a large tomb with an urn on top. A large weeping willow tree on the L dominates the scene. In the back ground on the R is a house with trees. In the foreground is a small pond with three ducks swimming.
Inscription
Sacred to the / Memory of Hannah Perley / Wife of Amos Perley who died / Aug. 14, 1809 aged 41. / Thou rest in peace, Thou lovely maid. //
Historical Owner
Inherited
Owner
Private collector
Owner Private
Mary Hammond Norton