Memorial to George Torrey
Memorial to George Torrey
Place of OriginScituate, Massachusetts
Dateabout 1815
DimensionsSampler (Oval): 16 1/4 × 14 in. (41.3 x 35.6 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (43.8 × 48.9 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (43.8 × 48.9 cm)
Mediumsilk and watercolor on silk
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LineDorothy Chandler Fund for 19th century American Art
Object number
2022.54
Not on View
DescriptionSilk embroidered with silk threads depicting a mourning motif. Female figure at a memorial in a landscape scene. Areas of the silk are painted. A paper label with ink and type face has been added to the memorial with adhesive.
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
1920s
Early to Late 15th century
17th century
18th Century
mid 18th century
late 18th century
late 18th century
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