Silhouette
- Title:
- Richard Bradley
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1938.008.25.4
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Place of Origin:
- possibly Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Silhouette of Richard Bradley (1790-1869), unknown artist, c. 1830. Hollow-cut, bust-length silhouette of a man in profile to left. Paper and ink on textile. Sitter's head and shoulder are cut out and mounted on black fabric; coat collar, waistcoat, cravat and standing collar are drawn in ink; sitter's head is also outlined in ink. Pencil inscription on frame's backing board: "Richard Bradley". Typed label on reverse of frame: "Richard Bradley b. 1790 / m. Elizabeth Ayer 1818". Gilded molded frame, glazing with gold painted oval, black eglomise spandrels.
- Material:
- Paper
Ink
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-4.1 W-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Richard Bradley (1790-1869), the donor's grandfather, was a prominent citizen of Concord, NH.
Kept in a case together with four other silhouettes also from the Bradley house. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Bradley, Richard (1790-1869)
- Subjects:
- Bradley, Richard
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.