The Cradle of Harmony
William Sidney Mount
(American, 1807–1868)
undated
Medium/TechniqueGraphite on blue, lined paper
DimensionsSheet: 8.4 x 25.1 cm (3 5/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Diana W. Clymer, Paul C. Walker and Todd M. Walker in memory of Grace Mickens Walker
Accession number2012.9953
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsAlong long side: The cradle of harmony or the hollow back
Along short side: The large endProvenanceBy about 1945, Louise Ockers, Smithtown, Long Island, New York. Grace M. and Robert J. Walker; March 20, 2010, by descent to their daughter, Diana W. Clymer, Concord, MA, and their sons Paul C. Walker, Newton Lower Falls, MA and Todd M. Walker, Wells, VT; 2012, year-end gift of the Walker siblings to the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 2014)
