c. 1830 Memento Mori Portrait Old Lady, Bible & Skull common to symbolic memory Rocking Chair On the bottom of the

On the bottom of the wood base is the name of the maker or owner

The inside of the cabinet is painted white and has four shelves that grow taller towards the bottom

Audubon Ass'n

There are various chips around the frame

In the background is a cathedral in Leon Guanajuato

c. 1830 Memento Mori Portrait Old Lady, Bible & Skull common to symbolic memory Rocking Chair On the bottom of theA very early c. 1830's painting of an elderly lady in remembrance of a loved one. In this Watercolor Gouache painting The Lady is sitting quietly at a table in the Water powered Grain Mill. (Noted by the grain dust on her clothing) Reading her Bible and remembering her loved one. On the table next to her are her glasses case, a Skull, and a bell. The most common symbolic use of the skull is as a representation of death, mortality and the unachievable