Mourning Miniature for "EA"

• Medium: Watercolor and human hair on ivory mounted in a brass locket with glass lenses
• Dates: ca. 1788
• Dimensions: Image (Recto): 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (3.3 x 2.7 cm) Image (Verso): 3/4 x 5/8 in. (1.9 x 1.6 cm) Frame: 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in. (3.8 x 3.3 cm)
• Signature: Unsigned
• Inscriptions: Recto: inscribed around top edge, "EA . OB 27 APRIL 1788 AE. 40". Verso: "EMA" monogram.
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 47, Dwr. A
• Accession Number: 21.474
• Image: 21.474_recto_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Recto: mourning image of a woman under a weeping willow and leaning over an urn atop a pedestal inscribed "EA"