The Mission
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The nine people represented on this stela all had titles that indicate low-status occupations such as "page," "keeper of the water vessel," "freedwoman of the servants," and "doorkeeper." They may have been members of one extended family, or they may have been faithful retainers of a nobleman who wished to reward their loyalty and service. By having their names and images carved on a stela, each of them was guaranteed eternal life after death.
Caption
Charles W. Hawthorne American, 1872–1930. The Mission, 1928. Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor over black conte crayon on beige, thick, moderate-rough textured wove paper, 13 3/8 x 19 7/16 in. (34 x 49.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.1422. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 29.1422_PS1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Mission
Date
1928
Medium
Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor over black conte crayon on beige, thick, moderate-rough textured wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 19 7/16 in. (34 x 49.4 cm)
Signatures
Lower right, in pencil: "C. W. Hawthorne"
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
29.1422
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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