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Silhouette

Title:
N. Velona Curtis
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.089
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
1886
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of N. Velona Curtis, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles of a woman, facing right, wearing a collared dress with two large buttons on the front immediately below the neck. Hair is drawn in at the back of subject's head, but overall length is unclear. Pencil inscription lower center: "N. Velona Curtis. / Concord, NH / 1/2 Doz. Nov. 4, 1886. / H.P.H." Image on reverse is another version of the one on the front, offset to the left and partially off the paper. Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-22.8 W-15.3 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma C. Hammond
Subjects:
Curtis, N Velona
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