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Silhouette of a Man

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1825-1840

GUSN

GUSN-56843

Description

Silhouette of a man. Negative cut, bust-length profile. Wears cravat. Red star and dash on frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
silk (textile)
Silk
Silhouette

Inscription

"Stephen Fallinghart Westcott/Born in Providence No 1799/Died at Boston June 13 1874" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Hall(?), Pratt(?)
Westcot, Stephen F.

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Master Smith (Maker)

Dimensions

4 x 3.5 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3956

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