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1803
GUSN-17129
"Happiness". Black and gilt ovoid surround of reverse painting on glass. Woman seated with child at breast, man standing behind: both lookout open door. Dog to their left, landscape with trees and stream in background. Painted in pink, red, yellow, blue, green, brown. Surround has a gold floral motif in each corner. Label on back.
engravings (prints)
glass (material)
hand coloring
ink
oil paint (paint)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
children (people by age group)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dog (animal)
families
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
Glass
Watercolor
Ink
Unidentified Paper
Hand Colored
Man
Woman
Child
Dog
Family
Oil
Engraving
Label on back reads: ""Happiness/ Happy they live by Hymn blest/ The God of Love their vows carest/ In hopes their happier hours to share/ Maybe our greatest chiefest care.""/ ""Published July 25, 1803, by Valentine Bernarda & Cermenati; London, and North Row, Boston."" Bottom of print cut off and glued on back of picture.
Possibly Valentine Bernarda & Cermenati (Printer)
London & Boston
15.625 x 11.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1926.512
Massachusetts (United States)
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