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Silhouette

Title:
Gertrude Agnes Underhill
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.129
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
1895
Description:
Silhouette. Portrait of Gertrude Agnes Underhill, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1895. Pencil on paper. Neck-length profile of a woman, facing right, wearing her hair up with a hair ornament in the shape of a 'V'. Bangs are drawn in. Secondary drawing of nose and lips are drawn inside main drawing, just ahead of where the ears would be. Pencil inscription lower center: "Gertrude Agnes Underhill / dau G.Eo F. Underhill / March.18/95 / drawn by H.P. Hammond / March 18/95 / best likeness / married / B. W. Couch". Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-24 W-17.8 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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