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Framed silhouette of Thomas Leonard Willis as a young boy. China white detailing on clothing. Small brass oval frame with continuous ornate design around the perimeter.
silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
chalk
Silhouette
"Thomas Leonard Willis. / son of / Benjamin and Mary (McKinstry) / Willis. and brother of Mrs. May Willis Duncan / is whose room at Haverhill this hung / Labelled by / S.W. Phillips." (handwritten)
"BACHE'S / PATENT" (impressed)
Willis, Thomas Leonard, 1812-1845
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P269
FD351
Bache, William (Artist)
5 2/16 x 4 9/16 x 13/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.692
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