NEW ENGLAND MOURNING WATERCOLOR
double tombstones, gentleman leaning of left tombstone which reads:
Mr. Jonathan Warren who died September 12 1806 age 16 years and Mrs. Sarah Warren who died March 18th 1827 age 60 years....sacred to the memory of...verse; woman with blue shawl at other tombstone Sacred to the memory of Mr. Amos Cutler who died Oct 18. 1830. aged 65 years and Mrs. Zirviah Cutler who died Oct 14. 1830 aged 59 years...verse, image 16" by 16.5 in., modern frame and wood mat, under glass
Prov.: Stephen Score Antiques, Essex, MA, 1981
Verse on left: Peace, the Lord Jehovah's hand/that blasts our joys in death/that changed the visage once so dear/and gathers back our breath.
Right: Adieu loved parents rest beneath yon sod/Repose in silence till the trump of God/Bursts the dark grave, reanimates thy clay/Then soar to realms of everlasting days.
Professionally cleaned and restored by Caroline Graboys, 1981. Inscription verse fading.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 78 : NEW ENGLAND MOURNING WATERCOLOR
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