Drawing
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1971.016A.26
- Creator:
- Skinner, Esther C. (1866-1960)
- Place of Origin:
- Waltham, MA
- Date:
- circa 1885
- Description:
- Untitled drawing, by Esther C. Skinner (1866-1960), c. 1885. Pencil on paper. Scallop shell. Pencil inscription at bottom, "Jan 20 to Feb 7. 6 days work." Left edge: "My forethoughts always come after". Top edge: " While there's life there's hope. Jan 20 / Hope springs eternal in the human breast." Right edge: "Hope is an angel with ever brightening / wings." Latin verse on reverse, "Hymn written by Mary Queen of Scots on the morning before her execution, Feb. 8, 1587." Unsigned. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.45 W-7.15 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been done at Waltham, MA. Esther C. Skinner (1866-1960) was a resident of Massachusetts and a summer resident of Greenfield, NH, before moving to California.
Esther C. Skinner was the mother of the donor. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Alice Perry Van Boven
- People:
- Skinner, Esther C. (1866-1960)
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