Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 or Heavenly Rays from Dark

or Heavenly Rays from Dark Sayings Being A Few Private Thoughts of Some Obscure Passages of Scripture

near Boylston Street

" once the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin

Here is a wonderful antique composition doll of a very happy looking baby

This tray measures 12" in diameter and is approximately 1

Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 or Heavenly Rays from DarkHere is an astonishing memento mori from the mid 1800s. This is an original watercolor painting and pencil drawing depicting the graves of three members of the Aldrich family, visited by a lone, weeping mourner. Mourning artwork of this type was typical of the era, but is most often seen in print form; an original painting is more rare. This painting is artist signed, the signature appearing to be that of an R. S. Bellome, or like spelled name. This