Silhouette
- Title:
- Moses Morse Jr. and Sally Emery Morse
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1995.645.05
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1920
- Description:
- Pair of silhouettes of Moses Morse (1788-1880) and Sally Emery Morse (1790-1872), unknown artist, c. 1920. Two bust-length, painted silhouettes of a man and a woman. Both are drawn and detailed in ink. Woman, Sally E. Morse, on left, facing right; she is wearing a cap tied under chin, and a lace ruffled collar. Man, Moses Morse, on right, facing left; he is wearing a black coat, black striped waistcoat, black stock, and high white collar. Mounted on a lined account sheet. Unsigned. Ink inscriptions on paper labels on frame backing paper: "Moses Morse Jr. / Sally Emery Morse", and "This is a copy of the originals / now in possession / of their great / grand daughter / Emma Pun[chard] Radley". Gold-painted wood frame, black mat with two circular windows bordered with gold stylized foliate and star design.
- Material:
- Paper
Ink - Dimensions:
- H-4.9 W-3.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Copy of original silhouettes at the time owned by the sitter's descendant.
- Credit Line:
- Found in Collections
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