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Unidentified mourning scene miniature

18th century
Medium/TechniqueIvory, glass, gold, hair
DimensionsOverall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Caroline Knox
Accession number2012.1083
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InscriptionsInscribed on the painted obelisk gravestone: "Elisha / Clark / Ob: Sep / 13.1783 / AE 41" Inscribed along the top rim of the ivory plaque in caps: "Heaven has in store what thou hast lost"
ProvenanceBy descent within the family to Hope S. Jansen; May 23, 1988, Hope S. Jansen to Caroline Knox, Westport, MA; 2012, year-end gift of Caroline Knox to the MFA, Boston. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)