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Silhouette

Title:
Annie White / Obediah K. White
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1957.044.201
Creator:
Hammond, Harry P.Artist
Date:
1886
Description:
Silhouettes. Portraits of Annie White and Obediah K. White, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1886. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles. Side one: Annie White. Young woman with hair braided down back and bangs above forehead; wearing a high collared dress. Pencil inscription on sitter's head: "Annie White 3 / East Concord, N.H. / Apl. 13, 1886." Side two: Obediah K. White. Young man, facing right, has a wide shirt collar. Left side of silhouette is off paper, and partial profile is sketched to right. Pencil inscription on sitter's head: "3 Obie K. White"; and lower left: "Obediah K. White / East Concord, N.H. / Apl 13, 1886." Unsigned. Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-21.4 W-15.9 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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