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Sarah Elizabeth Bellows

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1826

GUSN

GUSN-103786

Description

Hollow cut silhouette set on black silk of a young girl, mounted in an oval brass frame with foliate and beaded borders.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
brass (alloy)
Silhouette

Inscription

"Sarah E. Bellows / Born Mar. 6th / 1823 - Concord - / Mass. / Taken in / 1826" (Pencil)

Associated Person

Bellows, Sarah Elizabeth, 1823

Additional Identification Number

3514

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Massachusetts

Dimensions

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

Accession Number

1913.10

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