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Silhouette

Title:
Untitled
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1993.042.08
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
circa 1880
Description:
Silhouette. Portrait of an unidentified man, unknown artist, c. 1880. Oil paint on glass. Bust-length eglomise profile silhouette of a man, facing right. Sitter is painted black with a white painted background on convex glass. Leather backing. Unsigned. Pencil inscription on leather backing: "8". Rectangular black frame with oval brass bezel.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3 W-2.4 inches
Provenance:
From Lane homestead in Stratham, NH. 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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