Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
William Collson Mourning Picture
Collection — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1996.44
Scope and Contents
Mourning picture, ca. 1821, 14 1/2 x 17 5/8 in, done in memory of William Collson (1779-1820). The picture is a watercolor executed by Mary D. Collson and depicts a woman weeping beside the grave of William Collson with a willow tree in the background.
William Collson of Massachusetts was born in 1779 and died in 1820. He was the son of William Collson, Sr. (d. 1827) and Sarah (Hancock) Collson (1740-1834).
Dates:
circa 1820
Found in:
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