Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Luce Center
G. T. B.: Silhouette of a Young Child
Object Number:
Z.2358
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay, and black and red ink
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 13.3 x 2.2 cm )
image height: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: below bust: "G. T.[J?] B. / ACD, 3 years."
inscription: on back of frame: "Catharine Bardwell Deerfield"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in black and red ink: "G. T. B. / AGD. 3 years"; verso of frame backing inscribed at center in brown ink: "Catharine Bardwell Deerfield"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of child in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with black velvet backing; details of hair and costume drawn in ink on margin of cut-out; circular wood frame. Recto inscribed below image with sitters(?) initials "G. T. B. / AGD. 3 years"; verso of frame backing inscribed Catharine Bardwell Deerfield
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund, 1952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
