Full length silhouette portrait of Dr. Samuel Freeman wearing a top hat and holding a cane, cut from black paper and set on white paper, mounted in a plain black painted wood frame.
silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE
Front: "Dr. Samuel Freeman MD / Saratoga Springs 29th July 1841" Reverse: [ink inscription] "Samuel Freeman / Physician & Surgeon / Saratoga Springs / July 29 1841" [paper label] "This Silhouette of / Dr. Samuel Freeman / was cut by August Edouart during his / visit to the United States 1839-1849 / Arthur S. Vernay / 12 East 45th Street, New York" (Paper label and ink inscription)
Freeman, Samuel, Dr.
3615
Edouart, Auguste (Artist)
Saratoga Springs, NY
12 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)
1945.444
Title Accession Number 1945.443
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