Sacred / to the / MEMORY / of / Mr. Winthrop Earle, / WHO DIED OCTOBER 18TH, 1807 / AGED 33 YEARS / A husband kind and good, a parent dear, / To all obliging, and to all sincere; / True to his God, the orphan's friend and guide, / He liv'd beloved, and lamented died. / HORACE, who died May 2nd, 1800, aged 22 / month, and ELIZA, who died Nov. 3d, / 1807, aged 4 years; children of Mr. / Winthrop and Mrs. Persis Earle. / To these, so morn'd in death, so lov'd in life, / The lonesome parent, and the widow'd wife; / With tears inscribe this monumental stone, / That holds their ashes, and expects her own. //

Maker

Earle, Almira

Date made

ca. 1815-1820

Origin

US

Stitches

Split, Stem, Satin, Back, French knot.

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Silk Taffeta

Embroidery Thread

Silk, Chenille, Watercolor

Predominent Motif

Four mourners two males and two females (one wears a veil) possibly depicting the widow, two sons Theodore and Otis and daughter Almira, stand beside a large tomb with an urn on top set in a field with a tall willow tree behind and a small brook in the front. In the distance on the R a house and two churches. On the L plants and a view of the sea.

Inscription

Sacred / to the / MEMORY / of / Mr. Winthrop Earle, / WHO DIED OCTOBER 18TH, 1807 / AGED 33 YEARS / A husband kind and good, a parent dear, / To all obliging, and to all sincere; / True to his God, the orphan's friend and guide, / He liv'd beloved, and lamented died. / HORACE, who died May 2nd, 1800, aged 22 / month, and ELIZA, who died Nov. 3d, / 1807, aged 4 years; children of Mr. / Winthrop and Mrs. Persis Earle. / To these, so morn'd in death, so lov'd in life, / The lonesome parent, and the widow'd wife; / With tears inscribe this monumental stone, / That holds their ashes, and expects her own. //

Length Without Frame

26"

Width Without Frame

26"

Historical Owner

#B.70.52 Bayou Bend collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Owner

Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend, Houston, TX

Owner Private

Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend