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Silhouette Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-103935

Description

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a man facing right, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"Seth Washburn / maternal / grandfather / of / Walter H. Faunce" (Pencil)

Associated Person

Washburn, Seth, Mr., 1768
Faunce, Walter Hamlet, Mr., 1832-1930

Additional Identification Number

3671

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Kingston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

6 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Eliza H. Faunce

Accession Number

1985.742

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