Inscribed to "Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Galen & Dimmey Hodges, who died December 6th, 1821, aged 2 years, 11 months & 12 Days. The bud too fragile for a soil like this shall bloom unfading in the time of bliss". D.W. Kellogg, Hartford, Connecticut, within original grain painted frame. H: 13.25 in., W: 16.5 in.

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