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Silhouette and frame
Unknown woman
1825-1835
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
- Silk
- Wood
- Paint
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
- Brass
Museum Object Number
2003.0048 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Dr. W. Lehman Guyton
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Object Number
2003.0048 A, B
Object Name
Silhouette and frame
Title
Unknown woman
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Block printing is identical to those found on other silhouettes likely by same artist. Comparable ones have Westminster, Massachusetts, and Roxbury, Vermont (1831), histories.
Date
1825-1835
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
- Silk
- Wood
- Paint
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
- Brass
Techniques
- Cutwork
- Woodblock
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.9375 (H) x 5.875 (W) x 0.5 (D) x 3.1875 (Image H) x 1.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.161 (H) x 14.922 (W) x 1.27 (D) x 8.096 (Image H) x 3.81 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H, W, and D of (b) frame. H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left corner. OH and OW of (a) paper: H (at center) 5.0 in. (12.7 cm); W (at center) 3.0 in. (7.62 cm). OH and OW of image.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center. 1981 American Folk Portraits: Paintings and drawings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center. 295,. 9: p.
• See pp. 245-6.Book: Rifken, Blume J. 1987 Silhouettes in America, 1790-1840: A Collector's Guide. 114 p.
• See pp. 64-5.Book: Guyton, W. Lehman & Koenig, James M. 1980 A Basic Guide to Identifying and Evaluating American Silhouettes. 20 p.