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Silhouette

Title:
Miss Jesse Gove / Mrs Jesse A. Gove
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.070
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1886
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of Miss Jesse Gove and Mrs. Jesse A. Gove, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles of women; Side one: Miss Jesse Gove. Woman, facing right, wearing a high collared dress and her hair up. Pencil inscription lower center: "Miss Jesse Gove. / [ ] Mrs. Jno. H. P[ ] / Jan. 6, 1886. / H.P.H". Also in the lower right: "over is / Mrs Gove". Side two: Mrs Jesse Gove. Woman, facing right, wearing a high collared top with lace down the front, and her hair up. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs Jesse A Gove / Concord, NH / [crossed out ] Dec. 6, 1886 / Jan. 6, 1886 / H.P.H." Image is offset to the left, and is upside down, relative to the front. Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-21.9 W-16.2 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma C. Hammond
Subjects:
Gove, Jesse
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