Mourning picture for Mary Locke Whittemore The picture depicts a woman with dark hair, wearing a white dress and a black shawl, facing left with a branch of leaves in her right hand. Her left hand is behind an urn which is on top of a monument; inscribed on the monument is "Sacred to the memory of Mary Locke Obt. Nov 11th 1807 Age 25." To the left of the urn is a tree, probably a willow tree. In the background is a body of water, maybe a river running into a lake, with mountains in back. There is a church and some houses on the right side and some more buildings on the left side of the picture. Picture is made from a combination of paint and embroidery. The foreground, including the woman's clothes, branch, urn, and tree, as well as the ground they are on, is embroidered, as is the river. The inscription is written in ink. The woman's body and hair is painted, as is the entire background, including the lake, buildings, mountains, and sky. Mary Lock Whittemore was the daughter of Gershom & Martha (Wilson) Williams Reframed by Malcolm Stevens, Arlington. Frame is made of wood, painted gold, and has a black mat with an circular opening for the picture. "Made by Mrs. James Russell 2nd nee Martha M.W. Locke in 1826 (age 23)"
