1982.0292.001 Silhouette
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  • Title:

    Deborah Ferris _ (Deboarh Ferris Bringhurst)

  • 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

  • Museum Object Number:

    1982.0292.001


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Object Number

1982.0292.001

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

Deborah Ferris _ (Deboarh Ferris 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); Ink

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 22.3 (W) , 3.7 (Image H) , 2.41 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.8 (H) , 56.6 (W) , 3.7 (Image H) , 2.41 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at left. OW at bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Anderson, Lynne & Allen, Gloria Seaman. 2014 Wrought with Careful Hand: Ties of Kinship on Delaware Samplers.
Published: p. 9