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Bust length silhouette cut from white paper and set over black paper of a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and a verre eglomise mat with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.
silhouettes
glass (material)
brass (alloy)
SILHOUETTE
3543
Unknown
Probably American
8 7/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 5/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1925.635
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