Mourning Lithograph

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Mourning Lithograph

Entry/Object ID

71.179a-b

Description

Lithograph. Hand colored with three small children dressed in black, mourning over an urn-topped tomb with weeping willow tree, river and small church in the background. Mahogany-veneered pine frame. Concave.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kellog & Comstock

Date made

1848 - 1850

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On headstone

Transcription

Printed on the tombstone: "To The Memory Of", Handwritten: "Jane Simpson born Dec 8th1845 Died--the 18 1845 / Margrat Clark Died Dec 11th 1846 Adget 75 years"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front bottom

Transcription

Printed on lower margin - left: "Kelloggs & Thayer 144 Fulton St, N.Y." / Lower Center: "E.B. & E.C. Kellogg 136 Main St Hartford Conn." / Lower right: "D. Needham 223 Main St. Buffalo".

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

71.179.a-b

Dimensions

Height

9-3/8 in

Width

13-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions with Frame: H: 11 1/2" W: 16"

Material

Paper