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Small double cut silhouette. The head and shoulder are hollow-cut, backed by black silk. High collar and shirt front are uncut, uncolored paper. The edge of vest is colored green, with pink, spotted stock and a black, notched shawl collar on the coat. Hair and coat buttons are added in pencil. Original glass and red painted, grained frame.
silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
graphite (mineral)
silk (fiber)
ink
watercolor (paint)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
silk (textile)
Unidentified Paper
Pencil
Silk
Ink
Watercolor
Silhouette
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Attributed to Whitcomb, James Holsey (Artist)
4.75 x 5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.427
1830-1840 (approximate working dates)
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