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Silhouette

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1820-1830

GUSN

GUSN-103983

Description

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over a black ground of a man facing left with painted details for shirt and hair, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black mat with oval opening and painted gold decoration around edge and corners.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
glass (material)
SILHOUETTE

Inscription

Paper Tag: "Mrs. T.A. Lawton"
Pencil: "Wm. Gammell" (Pencil and paper tag)

Associated Person

Gammell, William, Mr.

Additional Identification Number

3731

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

American

Dimensions

6 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 3/4 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1922.145

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