C. 1838 Folk Art Watercolor Mourning Picture for Two Infants, Framed miniature pool balls There is some darkening/spotting on

There is some darkening/spotting on one portion of one side only

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It measures approximately 25” long x 10 1/2” wide

who has been collecting tramp art since the 1970s or so and written a lot about tramp art too

C. 1838 Folk Art Watercolor Mourning Picture for Two Infants, Framed miniature pool balls There is some darkening/spotting onI've long been admiring 19th century folk art mourning pictures in this manner, such beautiful and tender things I think, packed with such sorrow, but also resilience. This one mourns not one but two children, Frances and Joseph Cross, the first who died at 12 months, the second at 16 months, in 1838. Veritably wrapped in green leaves, grass, shrubs I love that the landscape also includes bright blooming flowers, lending a sense of hope and