Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mourning embroidery
Object name
Mourning embroidery
Date
1823
Medium
Silk, paint, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 24 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. ( 62.2 x 67.9 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular mourning embroidery in shades of gold and green silk floss and chenille on silk ground; a female figure leans against a memorial next to a willow tree, the sky, mountains, and the head, arms and shawl of the figure are painted, the inscription on the memorial is printed on paper which is stitched to the silk ground; satin and couching stitches.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. S. Bage
Object Number
1916.8
Marks
printed: center, on memorial: "To / PERPETUATE / the / MEMORY / of / MICHAEL SICE / Who died / August 21st / 1823. / Aged 52 Years. / Not lost but gone before you"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
