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Bust length negative cut profile silhouette of a young man with ponytail; notched bust line. Possibly a portrait of Mr. Pelham Orcult.
silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
Silhouette
Orcult?, Pelham
Lester, H. A., Mrs.
Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),
Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)
Boston, MA, USA
6 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.1633
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably
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