Memorial To Irene Rice (1793-1842)

Print

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Memorial To Irene Rice (1793-1842)

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.335

Description

Engraving showing a mourning scene of three crying figures--two women and a man--surrounding a tall grave monument. There are pointed trees framing the composition to the left, and a willow tree to the right. At the right edge of the frame is a columned building, likely Mount Vernon. The print is enhanced with blue-green watercolor on the willow tree and the grass. The monument has the printed inscription, "There is Rest in HEAVEN / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF", and the handwritten inscription, "Irene Rice Died Sept 9, 1842 Aged 47 Yrs. 3 mo.14 d."

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robinson, Lewis (1793-1871)

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

1842

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Depth

1 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rice, Irene (1793-1842)