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Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper and set on white paper of a young girl facing right with pencil details drawn for hair and dress, mounted in a gilded wood frame with egg and dart border.
silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE
"Theodora Willard - at 10 years. / Born in Boston. Jan 1. 1833 / Died " " March 27 - 1864 / Daughter of Joseph Willard and / Susanna Hickling (Lewis) Willard." (Paper label)
Willard, Theodora, 1833-1864
3583
Unknown
Boston, Massachusetts
3 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Theodora Willard
1937.400
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