Silhouette
- Title:
- Mary Deering Paige
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.083
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1805
- Description:
- Silhouette. Mary Deering Paige Laighton (1784-1874) of Portsmouth, NH. attributed to William King. Vertical rectangle; bust length profile cut from white paper; fabric backing; Inscribed on reverse: "Mary Deering Paige / wife of / Capt. James Laighton / Born at Kittery Point / Maine / April 5, 1784 / Died at Portsmouth / New Hampshire / September 19, 1874." Gilded wood and molded plaster; rope molding in concave cove frame with brass ring attached to top; glass.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-4.375 W-3.375 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan, preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Laighton, Mary Deering Paige (1784-1874), Laighton, James (1782-1811), Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)
- Subjects:
- Laighton, Mary Deering Paige
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