Objects of Mourning: Nineteenth Century

Listed in chronological order by the date of each item
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Mourning Portrait of a Jacksonian Era Boy
Depicted Amongst Heavenly Clouds

American
circa 1830
by Elizabeth ("Eliza") Goodridge (1798-1882)

2 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a pendant-style gilt metal case

Late Georgian Era Lady Lying in Repose,
Post Mortem

English
circa 1830
Artist unknown

3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

Late Georgian Era Sentimental/Mourning Brooch
with Plaited Hair and Pearls; Monogramed
Initials 'AS' Engraved to the Reverse

English
circa 1830
Maker unknown

1 1/8 x 3/4 inches (excluding brooch pin)

Sickly-Looking, Mid-Nineteenth Century Boy,
Depicted Lying in What is Likely His Deathbed

Believed to be French
circa 1840
Artist unknown
2 1/2 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround

Postmortem Portrait of Miss Frances Spencer (1822-1843),
Daughter of Edwin Spencer, Executive of the
Connecticut River Banking Co., Hartford, Connecticut

American
circa 1843
Artist unknown

2 3/8 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later wooden
frame with a carved foliate design and a gilded ormolu mat

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