Silhouette
- Title:
- Major James McClure and Mary Dinsmore (Nesmith) McClure
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1969.039.01
- Creator:
- Whitcomb, James Hosley (1806-1849)
Artist - Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Pair of silhouettes of Major James McClure (1753-1840) and Mary Dinsmore (Nesmith) McClure (1756-1843), attributed to James Hosley Whitcomb (1806-1849), c. 1830. Bust-length, hollow-cut silhouettes of a man and woman. Both sitters have their collars uncut, and are backed with black fabric. The man, James McClure, is in profile to left; he has a blue collar with buttons on bust, red stock, and long hair added in watercolor. The woman, Mary McClure, is in profile to right; she has a blue with green patterned collar and her cap is outlined in watercolor. Unsigned. Black wood frame with line and circle design, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-4.5 W-3.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by the donor from the McClure's great-granddaughters, Anne and Elizabeth Lang of Oregon.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Oregon Historical Society
- Subjects:
- McClure, James, McClure, Mary Nesmith
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