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Memento Mori

Painterattributed to American School (1840 - 1850)

Dateca. 1812

Place createdUnited States, North America

Mediumgrisaille on ivory

DimensionsSight: 1 1/16 × 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.4 cm)
Frame: 1 3/16 × 5/8 in. (3 × 1.6 cm)

ClassificationsMiniatures (portraits)

DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III

Accession Number2004.745

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