Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Montgomery Je...(Jerp?): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2453
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 4 1/16 in. ( 12.4 x 10.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on front: "Montgomery Jerp[?]"
ink stamped: on back: "TOMLINSON COLLECTION - DEPOSITED BY / MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Montgomery Je...[illegible] / 4 years old"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of a boy in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine from lightweight beige paper with black textile backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
