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Silhouette

Title:
Agnes Dickerman and Blanch Chesley
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.036
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P. (1867-1955)Artist
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1886
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of Agnes Dickerman and Blanch Chesley, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles. Side one: Agnes Dickerman. Bust-length silhouette of a young woman, with her hair down, facing right. She appears to have some sort of ornamentation in her hair, which is longer than shoulder length. Pencil inscription lower center: "Agnes Dickerman / 2 / E. Concord N.H. / Apl 23, 1886". Side two: Blanch Chesley. Bust-length silhouette of a young woman, facing right, with her hair down. Neck-length hair has some sort of bow in it, just above the temples. Wearing something with a collar. Pencil inscription lower center: "Miss Blanch Chesley / 2 / E. Concord N.H. / Apl 23, 1886". Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-22.3 W-16.3 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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