Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 their daughter

their daughter

with a ground in design to reveal the copper below

It features beautiful orange bakelite pulls

Teenies and tinies

The Shoulder Joint is opened and the Superficial Muscles of the Arm and Scapula have been removed

Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 their daughterHere is an astonishing memento mori from the mid 1800s. This is an original watercolor painting and pencil drawing depicting the graves of three members of the Aldrich family, visited by a lone, weeping mourner. Mourning artwork of this type was typical of the era, but is most often seen in print form; an original painting is more rare. This painting is artist signed, the signature appearing to be that of an R. S. Bellome, or like spelled name. This