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To The Memory Of

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 7/16 x 8 7/16in. (31.6 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (35.4 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA woman and a small boy stand at the left of a marble monument, consisting of a high rectangular base surmounted by an urn and a rustic cross. A man and a small girl stand at the right. The woman wears a long-sleeved black dress, gloves, and a shawl trimmed with fringe. Her left hand rests on the base of the monument. She holds a handkerchief in her left hand. Her right hand rests on the shoulder of the boy, who wears a short, tight jacket and pants. A bonnet lies on the ground in front of the monument. The man wears a coat, necktie, top hat, gloves, and trousers. He holds a cane or walking stick in his right hand. He has a beard. The girl holds his left hand with her left hand. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and low shoes. She holds a wide-brimmed straw hat. A weeping willow at the right arches over the monument. A Gothic church steeple is visible above another tree in the left background.

Object number1957.63.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title in center of image, "TO THE / MEMORY / OF". In center of image, beneath title, in ink, "Avis Brown died March / 7th 1854 in the 66th / year of her age".

On verso, upper left, in ink, "64843 [crossed out]". In pencil: upper left, "Box 28 / #15" and accession number; lower right, "Drw 36" and accession number.

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