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Silhouette

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1865

GUSN

GUSN-6533

Description

Silhouettes of middle-aged man and woman with images negative cut from white paper, mounted on black paper; framed together under glass in black with gild edged oval-reserved mats.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silhouettes
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Silhouette

Inscription

Signatures stamped but illegible (possibly ""King""?-see 1971.739.742); label on back: ""Montgomery's, 1865, The Best in Music & Art, Portsmouth, NH.""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Portsmouth, NH, USA, Rockingham Cty

Dimensions

10 x 6 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1325

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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