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Silhouette

Title:
Untitled
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1993.042.06
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Silhouette. Rectangular. Portrait of an unidentified man, unknown artist, c.1860. Bust-length, cut-and-paste profile silhouette of a man, facing left. Sitter has long hair tied in a queue and a tied cravat. Backed with heavy-weight paper with a slightly raised floral design printed on reverse. Black frame with corner floral decoration, pressed brass mat, glazed. Circa 1860's daguerreotype frame. Put into frame later.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-3.25 W-2.75 inches
Provenance:
Found in drawer in Lane homestead and put into frame later. Came with Lane Family papers, addition to Mss. acc. #1991-095.
Credit Line:
Gift of Priscilla M. Tapley
People:
Lane
Subjects:
Lane, unidentified man
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