A needlework memorial, McFarlan Family, Schenectady, NY, circa 1810

The memorials inscribed, "Andrew McFarlan/ Died 17 July 1805," "Ann McFarlan/ Died 20 Oct 1809," and "Wm Henry McFarlan/ Died 20 Jany, 1813/ Aged 12 y. 11 m. 17 d.," worked with silk and chenille on a silk ground with watercolor and ink, framed.

19 1/2 in. x 21 3/4 in. (sight)

Provenance

Jack and Maryellen Whistance, Kingston, New York, 1986
Property of a New York collector.

Note

Andrew McFarlan (1736-1805) was born in Scotland and immigrated to Schenectady, New York in the early 1760s. He became a salt merchant and community leader, a member of the local militia, and chairman of the committee of safety. He married Annatie Pieterse (1743-1809) of Schenectady in 1764. The couple lived at the corner of Church and Water Street and are buried in the Vale Cemetery.

Exhibition History

Folk Festival, Washington, D.C., April 1939
Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1939
The Virginia Museum, Richmond, Virginia, 1944
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey, 1945
The Downtown Gallery, New York, New York, 1946
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1952
Sheldon Swope Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1961

Andrew McFarlan (1736-1805) was born in Scotland and immigrated to Schenectady, New York in the early 1760s. He became a salt merchant and community leader, a member of the local militia, and chairman of the committee of safety. He married Annatie Pieterse (1743-1809) of Schenectady in 1764. The couple lived at the corner of Church and Water Street and are buried in the Vale Cemetery.

Jack and Maryellen Whistance, Kingston, New York, 1986

Property of a New York collector.