Silhouette
- Title:
- Miss Bessie Hormans / Mrs. S. A. Hormans
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1957.044.198
- Creator:
- Hammond, Harry P. (1867-1955)
Artist - Date:
- 1885
- Description:
- Silhouettes. Portraits of Miss Bessie Hormans and Mrs. S. A. Hormans, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1885. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles. Side one: Bessie Homans. Woman, facing right with hair up, and wearing a high collar. Top of sitter's head is off paper. Pencil inscription to the left of sitter's back: "LW". Pencil inscription lower center: "Miss Bessie Homans / Dec 21, 1885. / H.P. Hammond". Side two: S. A. Homans. Woman, facing right, possibly wearing a lace cap with bows and a high-collar. Pencil inscription lower center: "Mrs. S. A. Hormans / Dec. 21, 1855. / H.P. Hammond." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-18 W-16.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma C. Hammond
- Subjects:
- Homans, Bessie
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