Hollow cut silhouette portrait set over black ground of a man facing left, drawn details for hair and vest, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with reed and bead borders.
silhouettes
glass (material)
brass (alloy)
SILHOUETTE
"probably chamberlain" (Pencil)
3563
Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)
American
4 3/4 in x 4 in x 3/4 in (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1925.660
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