Dunbar, Cynthia

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Maker
Dunbar, Cynthia
Date made
1804
Origin
Bridgewater, MA US
Stitches
Satin, Stem,
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A tombstone with an urn on top. A large weeping willow on the R with smaller trees in the distance on the L. Background and tombstone are painted.
Inscription
(Written in ink on the L): Wrought by Cynthia Dunbar / Bridgewater Academy / 1804 (Note: This school was established in Bridgewater, MA. in 1799 and operated until 1822. Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau, mother of Henry Thoreau). //
Length Without Frame
14.75"
Width Without Frame
14.75"
Historical Owner
Gift of Rebecca Laughlin & Bequest of Ralph Prescott Hurd.
Owner
Concord Museum, Concord, MA
Owner Private
Concord Museum