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Silhouette
(The Trimble family)
Auguste Edouart
1842
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Auguste Edouart (Silhouettist)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper (wove)
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1954.0004.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0004.002 A
Object Name
Silhouette
Title
(The Trimble family)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Auguste Edouart (Silhouettist)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
411 Broadway was owned by Roe Lockwood, a bookseller with whom Edouart lodged while in New York City.
Date
1842
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left of center
Inscription: Aug.\n Edouart fecit 1842/ 411 Broadway (cropped)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Paper (wove)
- Ink
Techniques
- Drawn
- Cutwork
Dimensions (inches)
19.1 (H) x 28.1 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
48.5 (H) x 71.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Measurements of cardboard secondary support: H (at left): 19.3 in. (49.0 cm); W (at bottom): 28.5 in. (72.5 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Laughon, Helen & Laughon, Nel. 1987 August Edouart: A Quaker Album; American and English Duplicate Silhouettes, 1827-1845. 125 p.
• See Quaker Folio, pp. 60-61.Thesis: Vincent, Nicholas C. 2007 Tables of sociability: Philadelphia pier tables, 1810–1850. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
Article: Vincent, Nicholas C. 2008 Philadelphia Pier Tables and Their Role in Cultures of Sociability and Competition. American Furniture.
Article: Plescia, Vincent P. 12//2005 Successful innovations in domestic oil lighting, 1784-1859. Antiques. 168 (6): 93-101.
• Publsihed: p. 99, pl. XIV.