The painting was given to the Lucy Cobb Institute, an all-girls school in Athens, Georgia. Hung in the drawing room parlor of the school, the work was beloved in the school's collection and was viewed as having a "moralizing purpose" for the young girls enrolled in the finishing school.
A notable painting was donated to the Lucy Cobb Institute, an all-girls educational institution in Athens, Georgia. The piece was showcased in the school's drawing room parlor and was highly valued by the school's collection, with its intended message being one of moral instruction for the young female students.