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Full length positive-cut silhouette portrait of man facing right holding a hat and cane, cut from black paper and set on white paper, sepia painted details for ground, mounted in a gilded wood frame.
silhouettes
glass (material)
Silhouette
Silhouette
"Grandfather Adams / Taken 1835 / Died Aug 10 / 1842 / 68 yr old / Mrs. J A Lawton / not for sale" (Pencil)
3700
Unknown
Probably American
13 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
2008.65
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