Mourning Picture for William Barnard Myrick1800–181019 3/4 x 18 " (50.2 x 45.7 cm)
Frame: 26 1/2 x 24 3/4 " (67.3 x 62.9 cm)Silk, watercolor, pencil on silk with applied paper labelGift of Margery Kahn1979.12.10memorial/mourning embroidery1534171810Elizabeth Barnard MyrickTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.'To the memory of / William Barnard Myrick, son of Peter & Elizabeth Myrick, who died / September 25, 1801. Aged 1 year and 8 days. / Ravished from a mother's breast. / His spotless spirit soared to realms of best; / where to each new-come cherubs hand is given, / a silver lute, to John the choirs of Heaven'NewburyportNewburyportUnited StatesUnited StatesMassachusettsMassachusettsTextilesNewburyportObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
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