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Silhouette Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-103921

Description

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a woman facing left and wearing a bonnet, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"CHARLES POLLOCK / Ruth Noyes McConike / Picture Framing / Carbons and Photographs / No. 10 HAMILTON PLACE / BOSTON, MASS." (Paper Label)

Associated Person

McConike, Ruth Noyes

Additional Identification Number

3655

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Merrimack, NH

Dimensions

8 3/4 in x 7 1/4 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George H. Wilson

Accession Number

1963.304B

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