c. 1830 Memento Mori Portrait Old Lady, Bible & Skull common to symbolic memory Grand Tour The original hinge closes tight

The original hinge closes tight

A a lovely and unique early Japanese shop sign

The pot has an

and "The Conklin Pen Co

we would recommend service before use

c. 1830 Memento Mori Portrait Old Lady, Bible & Skull common to symbolic memory Grand Tour The original hinge closes tightA 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