Silhouette
- Title:
- Sylvester Colby
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 2007.019
- Creator:
- Whitcomb, James Hosley (1806-1849)
Artist - Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Framed silhouette of Sylvester Colby (1809-1887) of Deering, NH, c. 1830. Attributed to James Hosley Whitcomb (1806-1849) of Hancock, NH. Hollow-cut silhouette of young man; half-length profile facing left. Hair, shirt collar, cravat, vest, and coat collar drawn in black ink. Irregular-shaped piece of black painted paper, 3.3" x 2.8", inserted behind silhouette. In pine frame with gilded pressed tin face and glass; oval opening. Pencil inscription on back of frame: "Sylvester Colby". Pine backboard.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.9 W-3.35 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Colby, Sylvester
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