Silhouette

Museum Object Number 1982.0293

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

Fanny Ferris

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mary Hoxie Jones in memory of Frances Canby Ferris

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Ferris (Silhouettist)

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

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Cutwork

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 3.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.8 (H) , 9.9 (W)

Measurement Notes

Frame H: 7.2 in. (18.2 cm). Frame W: 6.4 in. (16.2 cm). Frame D: 0.8 in. (2.1 cm). H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left.

Object Description

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