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Silhouette

Title:
Sarah Hall (Sargent) Pillsbury
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.121
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
1893
Description:
Silhouette. Portrait of Sarah Hall (Sargent) Pillsbury (1817-1898), by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1893. Pencil on paper. Bust-length profile of a woman, facing right, wearing her hair up and a collared dress with a ruffled front. Also count three medium buttons down the front of her dress. Pencil inscription lower center: "Sal [crossed out] Sarah Hall (Sargent) Pillsbury. / born Loudon, NH. Aug-10, 1817. / wife of Parker Pillsbury / Drawn by H.P. Hammond / Dec. 6, 1893." Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-20.2 W-16.8 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma C. Hammond
Subjects:
Pillsbury, Sarah H
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