Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2497
Date:
c. 1850
Medium:
Black gouache and gold metallic pigment on heavy card
Dimensions:
frame: 8 3/8 x 7 x 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm )
image height: 3 7/8 in. ( 9.8 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: below bust: "JENNY LIND : / NEW YORK"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink wash: "JENNY LIND: / NEW YORK"
Description:
Silhouette: Half-length female subject in left-facing profile; hair and costume painted in gold; rectangular wood frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
