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Silhouette

Title:
Untitled
Object Name:
Silhouette
Object ID:
1966.030.48
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
1825-1840
Description:
Silhouette of an unidentified man, unknown artist c. 1825. Bust-length hollow-cut silhouette of a man in profile to left. Black fabric backing. Coat collar and hair added in ink; vest and stock outlined in ink and painted with ink wash. Frame backed with a photograph cut in an oval shape; the photograph is of a music store interior (c. 1919) with advertisements for sheet music: "Carolina Sunshine"and "Pretty Little Rainbow." In oval, stamped brass frame, glazed.
Material:
Paper
Ink
Dimensions:
H-4.1 W-3.5 inches
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
Subjects:
Silhouettes
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