Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a woman facing right wearing a lace collar, india ink details for hair, mounted in a painted green wood frame with verre eglomise mat with octagonal opening and double curved bustline.
silhouettes
glass (material)
Silhouette
3535
Attributed to Letton, Ralph (Artist)
Probably American
5 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1925.625
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