Silhouette
- Title:
- Calvin Thorn
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1927.015.10
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1836
- Description:
- Silhouette of Calvin Thorne (1811-1884), unknown artist, c.1836. Pen and ink and watercolor on paper on textile mounted on cardboard. Bust-length hollow-cut silhouette of a man in profile to left. Black fabric backing. Sitter's collar and coat are uncut; details of coat collar, black stock, shirt pleating, and hair added in ink; vest tinted pale yellow. Ink inscription on frame backing: Calvin Thorne - m. to / Cynthia Morgan. Pembroke / Aug. 31, 1836. / Mr. Calvin Thorne / 1836. / B. Nov. 24, 1811 / D. Aug, 12, 1884 / Concord, N.H." Paper address label on frame reverse: "John C. Thorne / 216 N. Main Street / Concord, N.H." along with a printed paper label: "7". Gilded gesso over oval wood frames with black and gold eglomise borders; silhouette and glass is mounted on cardboard with taped edges.
- Material:
- Paper
Textile
Cardboard
Ink
Watercolor - Dimensions:
- H-6.6 W-5.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Given by the subject's son, John C. Thorne, whose address label is on reverse, together with small label having printed figure "7" and large handwritten label giving date 1836 and identifying sitter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John Calvin Thorne
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