Silhouette
- Title:
- Capt. Abraham Bachelder
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 2013.008
- Creator:
- Chamberlain, William (1790-1860)
- Place of Origin:
- Loudon, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Silhouette of Capt. Abraham Bachelder (1762-1834) of Loudon, NH, attributed to William Chamberlain (1790-1860), c. 1830. Hollow-cut bust-length silhouette of man facing left. Vertical rectangle. Cream-colored paper cut out to reveal black paper backing. Hair and collar enhanced with gray watercolor. Hair in queue in back. Enclosed in lacquered tin and glass. Inscription scratched in script on back of tin: "Capt. Abram Bachelder".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.2 W-1.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Came with collection of photographs and papers of the Hardy, Haynes, and Bachelder families (M2013-030).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Hardy Family
- Subjects:
- Bachelder, Abraham
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