Silhouette
- Title:
- Moses Hazen Bradley
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1938.008.25.3
- Creator:
- Edwards, Thomas (1795-1869)
- Place of Origin:
- probably Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1822-1834
- Description:
- Silhouette of Moses Hazen Bradley (1782-1834), by Thomas Edwards (1795-1869), 1822-1834. Pen and ink wash and gilding on paper. Bust-length silhouette of a man in profile to left on oval paper. Sitter is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, black tied cravat, and white shirt with high collar; hair is highlighted with gilding. Unsigned. Pencil inscription paper reverse: "M.H. Bradley / Mr. Bradley". Paper label with typed inscription frame reverse: "Probably Moses Hazen Bradley 1782-1834". Rectangular paper mache frame, painted black, oval window, brass bezel, convex glazing, hanger at top with acorn and oak leaf design.
- Material:
- Ink
Metal
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-3.5 W-2.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Moses Hazen Bradley (1782-1834) was a great uncle of the donor. He was a lawyer in Bristol, NH, who began and ended his life in Concord, NH.
Kept in a case together with four other silhouettes also from the Bradley house. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Bradley, Moses
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