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Mourning Picture
Title
Mourning Picture
Object name
Mourning embroidery
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Watercolor on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 17 1/2 x 22 in. ( 44.4 x 55.9 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular mourning embroidery picture in various colors of silk floss and chenille on silk ground; a female figure in empire-style dress standing beside an urn on a memorial pedestal, two trees in the foreground, a chapel in the background, the