Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ann Van Nest (b. 1810): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2502
Date:
1833
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on card
Dimensions:
frame: 16 1/4 x 11 x 3/4 in. ( 41.3 x 27.9 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 9 3/4 in. ( 24.8 cm )
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on back:
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in black ink: "Miss Ann Van Nest / (Daughter of Abraham Van Nest) / Aged 20 years / 1830 / Married / John Schermerhorn Bussing / 1833"
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure with head in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on cream paper with cream mat in rectangular, black-painted wood frame.
Gallery Label:
Ann Van Nest was the daughter of Abraham Van Nest. She married John Schermerhorn Bussing in 1833.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Bussing, 1935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.