Object Number 1982.0286.002

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

S Shipley (Sarah Shipley)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mary Hoxie Jones in memory of Frances Canby Ferris

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Ferris (Artist)
08/07/1780-11/09/1867
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.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1830-1832

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Paper (wove); Graphite; Ink

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 11.15 (W) , 3.82 (Image H) , 1.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.9 (H) , 28.32 (W) , 3.82 (Image H) , 1.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at center. OW at top. Silhouette sheet H: 4.95 in. (12.57 cm). Silhouette sheet W: 4.00 in. (10.16 cm).

Object Description

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