Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2489
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on back: "Early silhouette"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Eng. silhouette", possibly indicating English origin
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; black cut-out silhouette on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
