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Silhouette Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1820-1830

GUSN

GUSN-103915

Description

Double hollow cut silhouette portraits over a black ground of a woman facing right and a man facing left. Mounted in gilded wood frame with pink mat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"Col & Mrs. Nathaniel Ames" (Pen)

Associated Person

Ames, Nathaniel
Ames, Nathaniel, Mrs.

Additional Identification Number

3649

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

American

Dimensions

6 in x 9 1/2 in x 5/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1948.71

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