The blue and green colors were made from powdered malachite and glue. The white is made from powdered clam shells. Gold powder is used in the background. The painting was done on a number of small sheets which were glued together, one indication it is not a modern copy. The old wooden frame has been replaced by a new lacquered one.
Metal fittings on the corners are original.
The Board of Trustees recently elected Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson '74 and Christine Isaaks Reilly '76 as term trustees. Cooke-Sampson of Washington, D.C., is a radiologist with Metropolitan Radiology Associates in Washington, and director of D.C. Imaging Associates. After earning her bachelor's degree in biology from Union, she earned her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School. She belongs to a number of professional societies and organizations, is a spokesperson for the D.C. Cancer Consortium, and serves in the D.C. National Guard, where she was called to active duty during Operation Desert Storm. As a Union alumna, she was awarded the Eliphalet Nott Medal last year.