Object Number 1976.0218 A

Object Name

Painting on velvet

Title

Mourning Scene with Two Tombs and a Church

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probable origin is New York State.

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; On cardboard backing; "NO. W20 / TITLE MOURNING PICTURES 'THE MOURNERS' / BY anonymous member of the family / MEDIUM painting of velvet / DATE circa 1830 / SIZE 21' /8X17 7/8 FOUND: Wilde Collection, Cambridge, Mass. / S.P. NES-DIII."
2. Label; On cardboard backing; "Mourning Picture, painting on velvet, c.1835, / probably Massachusetts. Courtesy Bradley's / Antiques. 88"

Subjects

Mourning imagery; Landscape; Building view

Materials

Paint; Velvet; Cotton

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

18.25 (H) , 21.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

46.36 (H) , 55.25 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements in centimeters: OH: 46.4cm.; OW: 52.7cm.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 39, fig. 26; p.110, cat.no. 48.