MASSACHUSETTS MOURNING PICTURE, GIBSON
In brown ink, under the urn, Come dress his urn/With fadeless flowers
below bird, In Memory of /Eber Gibson /who died August 31st 1800/ Aged 1 year 1 Month & 25 Days/ Affectionately inscribed./ By His sister, Dolly B G/Aged 11; verses to left, right and below; a lock of Eber's hair attached to black ink border
watercolor and ink on paper, 7.5" by 5.75" (sight), black frame
Written on reverse: born 1789/By Dolly (Brooks) Gibson (Great Great Great Aunt) Sister to Esther Gibson who was great great great (silhouette) grandmother, Ashburnham (Mass.)
Some water staining at edges.
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 84 : MASSACHUSETTS MOURNING PICTURE, GIBSON
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