Memorial Card for Edmund C. Naylor
Subject
Edmund C. Naylor
American, 1872 - 1892
ManufacturerManufactured by
George Mitchell
Date1892
MediumAlbumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sue Mayne
DescriptionCabinet memorial card for Edmund Charles Naylor (1872-1892). Manufactured by George Mitchell of Greenfield, Indiana. The card features an image of a Bible and religious quotes.
Object number2023.20.2
InscribedPrinted in gold on front: "Whom the Lord Loveth He Chasteneth. / There is no death! What seems so is transition, / This life of mortal breath / Is but a suburb of the life elysian, / Whose portal we call death. / In Loving Remembrance of / Edmund C. Naylor, / Died Aug. 8, 1892, / Age 19 years. / Holy / Bible / A precious one from us has gone, / A voice we loved is stilled; / A place is vacant in our home / Which never can be filled. / God, in His wisdom, has recalled / The boon his love had given, / And though the body slumbers here, / The soul is safe in Heaven."Printed in green on back: "GEO. MITCHELL. / MANUFACTURER / OF / FINE MEMORIAL CARDS / GREENFIELD, IND. / ALL OUR DESIGNS ARE COPYRIGHTED."NotesSubject Note: According to a Hartford Courant article published on 9 August 1892, Edmund C. Naylor was fatally injured after being hit by a train. He was learning the machinist's trade at Pratt and Whitney before he was killed.
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