Name/Title
Mourning LithographEntry/Object ID
71.180a-bDescription
Hand-colored with woman crying over a tomb topped with three angels. Gothic church and weeping willow in the back-ground. Pine frame with concave molding and beading on outer edge. Bent-wire hook (replaced in May 1995).Collection
Genesee Country Village and MuseumMade/Created
Date made
1846Place
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
On headstoneTranscription
Printed on tombstone: "Sacred to the Memory of", handwritten in brown ink: "Elisha S Weed who died Feb 1st 1853 aged 17 years 5 months 14 dys / Has gone to the grave is he who we loved / and lifeless that form which so manfully moved the clods of the valley encompass his head / the marble reminds us a brother is dead".
Printed on margin: "N. Currier 152 Nassau St. Cor of Spruce N.Y."Language
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
71.180.a-bDimensions
Dimension Notes
Frame Size: 12 5/8" x 16 1/2"
Image Size: 9 3/8" x 13 3/4"