Mourning picture, ca. 1810, Probably made in Walpole, New Hampshire, United States, American, Painted watercolor and gouache on silk, 19 x 24 1/4 in. (48.3 x 61.6 cm), Textiles, Creating memorial paintings in watercolor on silk was another skill that a teenage girl at a ladies' academy might have acquired. These paintings were probably as difficult to complete as the needlework pictures; in both cases the girl probably followed an outline drawn by her teacher or a local artist
Keywords:
Mourning picture, ca, 1810, Walpole, New Hampshire, United States, American, Painted watercolor, gouache, silk, 19 x 24 1/4, 48.3 61.6 cm, Textiles, Creating memorial, paintings, watercolor, another skill, teenage girl, ladies, academy might, acquired, difficult, complete, needlework pictures, cases, girl, followed, outline drawn, teacher, local artist
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.