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Silhouette

Title:
Fred Roers / Mary Crowley
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.062
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
1886
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of Fred Roers and Mary Crowley, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles; Side one: Fred Roers. Man with a moustache, facing right, wearing a collared shirt. Hair detail suggests balding. Pencil inscription lower center: "Fred Roers / H.P.H. / March 9, 1886." Side two: Mary Crowley. Woman, facing right, wearing a collared dress with three large buttons down the front. Her hair appears to be put up, but it is hard to tell, since the back of her head and part of her back is cut off on the left of the paper. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mary Crowley / H.P.H. March 9, 1886." Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-20.9 W-15.8 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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