Painting
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1966.055
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Laura (1799-1872)
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1815
- Description:
- Painting. Mourning picture by Laura S. Bartlett (1799-1872), Boston, Massachusetts; 1815. Watercolor on paper. Woman weeping over a handsome sarcophagus in landscape of green trees. She wears a full-length black veil and holds a trailing garland of pastel flowers. Inscribed on monument: "SACRED / to the memory of / His Excellency / JOSIAH BARTLETT / Obit 19th May 1795 AE 65 years" and "MARY / consort of / J. Bartlett / Ob 14th July 1789 / AE 58 yrs". Signed on reverse: "To the Hon. Josiah Bartlett, Esq. / from his affectionate Niece / Laura S. Bartlett." Framed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-19 W-14 inches
- Provenance:
- Laura S. Bartlett (1799-1872) was the daughter of Ezra Bartlett (1770-1848), son of Josiah and Mary Bartlett, a physician in Warren and Haverhill, NH. Laura Bartlett painted this mourning picture while a student at Mrs. Rowson's Academy. She married Jacob Bell at Haverhill in 1822. The signature on the back refers to her uncle, Josiah (1768-1838), another of the three sons of Josiah, the signer. Other mourning pieces based on same source are known.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Bartlett, Laura (1799-1872), Bartlett, Josiah (1728-1795), Bartlett, Josiah (1768-1838), Rowson, Susanna (1764-1824)
- Subjects:
- Bartlett, Josiah, Mourning, Mourning works
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