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James Duncan Jr.

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Collection Type

  • Art

GUSN

GUSN-221859

Description

Framed silhouette of a man in profile. He faces the proper left side and is wearing a collared shirt and tie, and a ponytail.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
cloth
Silhouette

Inscription

"Christmas greetings/from James and Ida/A copy of the original James Duncan Jr. [father of James H. Duncan of Haverhill]/silhouette./Copy of original owned/by Jas. H. Duncan, Searsport/ME" (Handwritten in black ink)

Associated Person

Duncan, James, 1756-1822

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P453

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 14/16 x 4 5/16 x 10/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.858

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