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AMERICAN SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
MEMENTO MORI: MARIA HENRIETTA H WILSON AND PEGGY C WILSON
Watercolor miniature on ivory with reverse painting on glass, inscribed surround in gilt on black enamel, MARIA HENRIETTA H WILSON. NA: 27 OCT: 1792 OB: 26 JULY 1800 AE: 7 Yrs. 9 Mo.: PEGGY C WILSON NA: 22 FEB: 1797 OB: 30 JULY 1800 AE: 3 Yrs. 5 Mo., inscribed within on double urns, Kind Heaven - Forgive my Eager wish. How Transient is human Nature./ The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord., with gilt script initials "MHHW" and "PCW" and hairwork on verso--3 5/8in. high, 2½in. wide
MEMENTO MORI: MARIA HENRIETTA H WILSON AND PEGGY C WILSON
Watercolor miniature on ivory with reverse painting on glass, inscribed surround in gilt on black enamel, MARIA HENRIETTA H WILSON. NA: 27 OCT: 1792 OB: 26 JULY 1800 AE: 7 Yrs. 9 Mo.: PEGGY C WILSON NA: 22 FEB: 1797 OB: 30 JULY 1800 AE: 3 Yrs. 5 Mo., inscribed within on double urns, Kind Heaven - Forgive my Eager wish. How Transient is human Nature./ The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord., with gilt script initials "MHHW" and "PCW" and hairwork on verso--3 5/8in. high, 2½in. wide