Silhouette

Museum Object Number 1982.0290

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

Anna Ferris 3\d Child of B. Ferris Outline taken after death.

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mary Hoxie Jones in memory of Frances Canby Ferris

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Ferris (Artist)

Creator Notes

For Ferris' portrait, see 66.18a. Also see Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867), Exercise book and drawings, 1792-1845, Col. 350, Downs Collection, Winterthur Library (finding aid available at http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0350.htm). Ferris was a Quaker, and interested in the welfare of Native Americans.

Date of Birth

08/07/1780

Date of Death

11/09/1867

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1814-1830

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Dimensions (inches)

4.93 (H) , 4.35 (W) , 2.58 (Image H) , 1.57 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.52 (H) , 11.04 (W) , 2.58 (Image H) , 1.57 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at top. Chain interval and laid lines per cm not measured.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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