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Painted black silhouette portrait of a woman facing left with lace collar; Mounted in an oval brass frame with reed and bead borders.
silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
glass (material)
brass (alloy)
Silhouette
"Mrs Elizabeth Livermore Brown / 2nd wife of Deacon William Brown / of Boston died 20 th Nov r 1795" (Ink)
Brown, Elizabeth Livermore, 1754-1795
3725
Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)
Boston, Massachusetts
4 3/4 x 4 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1951.149
1780-1795 (Married Nov. 17, 1787\n Died in childbirth Nov. 20, 1795)
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Silhouette Portrait Accession Number 1935.408
Title Pastel Portrait Accession Number 1935.410
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