Unknown. <em>Mourning Miniature for "EA,"</em> ca. 1788. Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses, Image (Recto): 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (3.3 x 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 21.474 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 21.474_recto_acetate_bw_SL1.jpg)

Mourning Miniature for "EA"

Artist:Unknown

Medium: Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses

Dates:ca. 1788

Dimensions: Image (Recto): 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (3.3 x 2.7 cm) Image (Verso): 3/4 x 5/8 in. (1.9 x 1.6 cm) Frame: 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in. (3.8 x 3.3 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 21.474

Image: 21.474_recto_acetate_bw_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Recto: mourning image of a woman under a weeping willow and leaning over an urn atop a pedestal inscribed "EA"

Brooklyn Museum