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Silhouette Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1938

GUSN

GUSN-103895

Description

Reproduction bust length silhouette of a man facing left with a ribbon in his hair, painted oval gold border, mounted in an oval molded wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

Front: "Major Andre / 1778"
Reverse: "For / "My Lady Lonciera" / (Olive Graves Percival) / A Copy of the Self-Portrait / cut by Major Andre / Carmen Edgar / 1938" (Ink)

Additional Identification Number

3628

Maker

Edgar, Carmen Denton

Location of Origin

California

Dimensions

5 7/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 7/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Olive Percival

Accession Number

1947.95

Places

California (United States)

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