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Silhouette Portrait

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1930-1940

GUSN

GUSN-103980

Description

Full length silhouette cut from black paper of a woman facing left and holding a fan, mounted in a veneered wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

"Sweetheart of / Keats / OP / Fanny Brawne" (Paper label)

Associated Person

Brawne, Fanny
Keats, John, Mr., 1795-1821

Additional Identification Number

3728

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Possibly American

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Olive Percival

Accession Number

1947.114

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