Silhouette and watercolor on paper; depicts interior of Samuel Appleton's 37 Beacon Street home. Black silhouettes of family in foreground: Mr. and Mrs. Appleton are seated facing each other, a niece and a friend stand at left; background depicts center table with lamp; pier table and drapery, settees, portraits, and hanging chandeliers in doorway. Framed under glass; birdseye maple frame, gilded mat.
silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
painting (image-making)
cutting (dividing)
bird's-eye maple
Silhouette
"Aug te. Edouart. Fect/ Boston. U.S." (handwritten)
Edouart, Auguste (Artist)
25 x 37 x 1 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase, with funds provided by an anonymous donor
2006.20
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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