American (Boston area) 1800-1820 mourning memorial folk art watercolor on paper depicting in an oval form two monuments under willow tree with two weeping young women, one at each tomb, scene overlooks a pond with swimming swans, matted with oval gold strips encircling entire scene, paper label on verso of framer listed in 1823 Boston Advertiser Directory, Eglomised glass in a period molded giltwood frame measures 18 3/8 W x 16" H. Condition - not examined out of frame but visibly two tears to black matting, some gold and gesso loss to frame.

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