Silhouette
- Title:
- Rev. Joseph Ward Clary
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1992.033.01
- Creator:
- Chamberlain, William (1790-1860)
- Place of Origin:
- Loudon, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Silhouette. Portrait of Rev. Joseph Ward Clary (1787-1835), attributed to William Chamberlain (1790-1860), c. 1830. Pen and ink on paper. Hollow-cut, bust-length profile silhouette of a man, facing left. Sitter's collar and shirt front are uncut; coat collar, outline of white shirt with high collar, and hair details drawn in ink. Backed with black paper. Unsigned. Ink inscription on frame backing: "Joseph Ward / Clary". Wooden frame with stamped brass face, oval window, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
Ink - Dimensions:
- H-3.7 W-3.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Received in exchange for two framed Conn. family records (1976.35.13) which had been deaccessioned.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Connecticut Historical Society by exchange
- Subjects:
- Clary, Joseph
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