Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 She has painted blue eyes

She has painted blue eyes and red lips

This long and narrow box features four divided compartments inside

It is in beautiful condition with a stunning patina

It is somewhat dirty and could use a cleaning

5 lens and has a built in range finder

Artist Signed Watercolor Painting Mourning Members of the Aldrich Family, c. 1850 She has painted blue eyesHere 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