Oval mourning locket with inlaid mother-of-pearl balls surrounds circumference on both sides, watercolor painting on ivory under glass depicts mourning scene on black background: a central female mourner leans on a domed plinth with urn, a shrouded figure of death stands to the left while a cherub with trumpet of fame appears on right; The plinth is inscribed "Pre Patriate/ et libertate/ Pretendus", colors used are white, light brown and greys. On reverse is paper inscription under glass "Sweet ivy/ twin'd with myrtle/ form a shade, around/ the tomb where brave/ Montgomery's laid!/ Beneath your boughs/ shut from the beams of the day./ My ceaseless tears/ shall bathe the warriors clay/ and injur'd Freedom/ shall a while repair,/ to dwell with me,/ weeping hermit/ there."
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1775
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Width
1-1/2 in
Depth
2-1/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 2 1/16 in. (3.8 x 5.2 cm)
Overall Analysis: May 28, 1993, by Katherine G. Eirk, 5523 Oak Place, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. Tel: 301-571-9764.
Remarks: Details of condition: One mother-of-pearl ball missing from each frame.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
General Richard Montgomery
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Janet Livingston Montgomery
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D