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Silhouette Portrait

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-103912

Description

Full length silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man facing left with hat in hand, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"An / Unknown / of / Hartford, CT. / Given me By / Cousin Ruth Grover / March / 1910 - " (Paper label)

Additional Identification Number

3645

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut

Dimensions

11 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Olive Percival

Accession Number

1947.118

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