Mercy North
North Shop, (act. c. 1790–1841); paint decoration attributed to Mercy North, (1798–1872), “Trunk,” Fly Creek, New York, c. 1815–1825, Paint on asphaltum over tinplate, 5 1/2 × 8 9/16 × 4 9/16 in., Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, courtesy Elizabeth B. Swain, 76.10. Photo by John Parnell.