Painting
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2023.014
- Creator:
- Gage, Martha (1791-1835)
- Place of Origin:
- Bedford or Merrimack, NH
- Date:
- circa 1824
- Description:
- Mourning picture, oil on velvet with gold foil details. Memorial for Martha Gage (1752-1824) of Merrimack, NH, painted by her daughter Martha Gage (1791-1835) of Bedford and Merrimack, NH, c. 1824. Mourning scene with woman and girl on either side of memorial stone that is inscribed "In Memory / of / Mrs. Martha Gage / who died June 19th 1824. / aged 72 years.", under large weeping willow tree. Buildings and trees in background. Pond in foreground, with ducks and a dog. In gilded gesso frame with glass; black and gold eglomise border with "Executed by Martha Gage" in gold script at bottom.
- Material:
- Velvet
- Dimensions:
- H-23.5 W-29 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by William W. Upton at Pook & Pook auction, Downington, PA, May 4, 2023, Lot #221, property of Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Formerly owned by Howard and Jean Lipman.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William W. Upton and Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin
- Subjects:
- Mourning, Mourning works, Willows, Ducks, Memorial works
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