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Silhouette

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-24820

Description

Oval frame of wood backing and stamped, gilt. Brass front; glass; negative silhouette of woman's head cut out of white paper applied over black paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
SILHOUETTE

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.75 x 4.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1963.109A

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