Silhouette
- Title:
- Mrs. Jas. E. Abbe
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1957.044.156
- Creator:
- Hammond, Harry P. (1867-1955)
Artist - Date:
- 1896
- Description:
- Silhouettes. Portraits of Octa A. Abbe (1847-1905), by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1896. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles of a woman facing right, hair pulled in a bun and secured with small hair comb. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs. Jas. E. Abbe / of Newport News Va / Drawn 1896- / (Mother of Mrs. E.C. Niles / Jas. E. Abbe, Photographer and Author[?]. Similar drawing on reverse with an "x" drawn on sitter's neck. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs. Jas. E. Abbe / of Newport News, Va / Drawn 1896." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-23.7 W-18 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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