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Silhouette

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-103836

Description

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of a man facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
brass (alloy)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"Painted / Probably / by Moses Chapman / Mrs. L.A. Lawton" (Pencil)

Additional Identification Number

3564

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 4 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1925.661

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