The Mother's Grave

Description (Brief):

Colored memorial print of two children and a dog beside a gravestone which is inscribed "Sacred to the memory of an affectionate mother" and followed by a verse. A weeping willow tree is behind the gravestone and a spire of a church is in the distant background.

Date Made: 1848

Maker: Baillie, James S.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: Chronology: 1840-1849ChildrenFlowers

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Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2979Catalog Number: 60.2979Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Measurements: image: 12 in x 8 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 21.59 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-12d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_326104

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