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Artist
Sophia Wheeler
1816
Date1828
Dimensions48.86 × 56.47 cm (19 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.)
Markings"Sacred to the/ memory of Mrs. Han/ nah Stearns wife of/ Mr Isaac Stearns who/ died Jan 3d 1828 AGE 41/ Blessed are the dead/ that die in the Lord" needlework on the urn.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ian MacPherson, Mr. David MacPherson, Mrs. Hope Comeau and Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence, in memory of Mrs. Patience Hosmer MacPherson (2007)
Object number2007.274
DescriptionSilk embroidery on linen ground. Light creams and green. Weeping willow, with a memorial tablet in black: "Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Hannah Stearns wife of Mr. Isaac Stearns who died Jan 3d 1828 aet 41 / Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." In wooden frame painted black, under glass.
Object number: PI0955K
Object number: PI0955L
Object number: PI0955M