Silhouette
- Title:
- Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Foster
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1957.044.102
- Creator:
- Hammond, Harry P.
Artist - Date:
- 1886
- Description:
- Silhouettes. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Foster, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles. Side one: Mrs. L.P. Foster. Woman, facing right, wearing a high collared dress with some form of decoration just below the neck on her chest. Her hair is put up. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs. L.P. Foster / Feb 14, 1886 / Manchester / H.P.H." Side two: L.P. Foster. Man, facing left, wearing a collared shirt and sporting a bushy beard and moustache. In center of image is the beginning of a drawing of subject's neck and chin.Pencil inscription lower center: "L.P. Foster / Feb. 14, 1886. / H.P.H." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-20.5 W-18.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma C. Hammond
- Subjects:
- Foster
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