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Silhouette Portrait of Cornelia Cook

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-103940

Description

Hollow cut bust-length silhouette portrait set over black silk of a woman facing left and wearing a bonnet, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
Silhouette
Silhouette

Inscription

"Died + burried in Lyone, N.Y. about 1841 age 88 / Cornelia Cook. Great Grandmother of Constance W." (Pencil)

Associated Person

Cook, Cornelia

Additional Identification Number

3676

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

American

Dimensions

5 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.286

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