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Elizabeth Merrick, “Mourning picture,” Cape Cod, 1800–1900 Silk embroidery on silk, 19 3/4 × 18…
Mourning Picture for William Barnard Myrick
Elizabeth Merrick, “Mourning picture,” Cape Cod, 1800–1900 Silk embroidery on silk, 19 3/4 × 18…
Elizabeth Merrick, “Mourning picture,” Cape Cod, 1800–1900 Silk embroidery on silk, 19 3/4 × 18 in., Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of Margery Kahn, 1979.12.1.
Record Details

Mourning Picture for William Barnard Myrick

Artist ((1776–1854))
Possibly createdNewburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Place foundMassachusetts, United States
Date1800–1810
MediumSilk, watercolor, pencil on silk with applied paper label
Dimensions19 3/4 x 18 " (50.2 x 45.7 cm)
Frame: 26 1/2 x 24 3/4 " (67.3 x 62.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margery Kahn
Accession number1979.12.1
ClassificationTextiles
CopyrightThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.
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