Silhouette

Item Information

Title:
Silhouette
Description:
A cut-out bust length profile of a woman in white paper, backed with black silk faille, in it's original black painted frame. It has a reverse painted glass mat and black with silver highlights.
Date:
1830–1840
Genre:
verre églomisé
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
faille
silhouettes
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Silk Faille
Unidentified Paper
Eglomise
Woman
Adeline Augusta Little
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
5.25 in. x 4.75 in. x 1 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/11830
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
Accession #:
1986.39
Identifier:
11830