1982.0287 Silhouette, View 2
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Silhouette

  • Title:

    1748_William Canby_1830

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Benjamin Ferris (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Materials:

    Paper (wove); Ink; Graphite

  • Museum Object Number:

    1982.0287


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Object Number

1982.0287

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

1748_William Canby_1830

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); Ink; Graphite

Dimensions (inches)

5.52 (H) , 11.15 (W) , 2.64 (Image H) , 2.07 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.01 (H) , 28.32 (W) , 2.64 (Image H) , 2.07 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at right. OW at bottom. Silhouette sheet H: 4.9 in. (12.5 cm). Silhouette sheet W: 3.98 in. (10.12 cm). Image H without inscription.

Object Description

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