Object Number 1982.0285.002

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

E Bringhurst (Edward Bringhurst)

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

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Paper (wove); Graphite

Dimensions (inches)

7.4 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 3 (Image H) , 1.78 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.9 (H) , 28.3 (W) , 3 (Image H) , 1.78 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at right. OW at top. Silhouette sheet H: 4.96 in. (12.61 cm). Silhouette sheet W: 3.55 in. (9.02 cm). Image H without inscription.

Object Description

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