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Silhouette

Title:
Willis Beau and Mrs. S. Banett
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.190
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
circa 1885
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of Willis Beau and Mrs. S. Banett, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), c. 1885. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles. Side one: Willis Beau. Man, facing right wearing a collared shirt and coat; short hair with no details. Pencil inscription lower center: "Willis Beau / Concord / 3 N.H. / H.P.H." Side two: Mrs. S. Banett. Woman, facing right, hair worn up in bun at back of sitter's head, two pencil marks for bangs curve down to forehead; wearing a high-neck collar. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs. S. Banett (wife of Railroad Man?) / 3 Concord / H.P.H. N.H." Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-21.5 W-15.8 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma C. Hammond
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