Rare Embroidered and Painted Silk Mourning Picture, attributed to Sarah Tobias, Columbia County, New York, circa 1806

Worked in silk, chenille, paint and ink on silk; inscribed on the plinth, A Daughter's, Tribute in Memory of Her Deceased Parents...



Glass of later date.

Malcolm Stearns, Jr., Hobart House, March 11, 1976.

American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring at the Museum of American Folk Art (p. 96, fig. 154)

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Attributed to Sarah Tobias (b. 1791), the only daughter of Daniel Tobias (c . 1766-1797) and Ruth Newcomb of Kalina Kill, Columbia County. A similar blend of colors with white and grey paint was used at Sarah Pierce's Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut.