Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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David Richardson: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2505
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, graphite, white gouache, and embossed gold metallic tape
Dimensions:
frame: 8 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 21 x 18.1 x 2.2 cm )
image height: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject wearing top hat in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by hand with black textile backing and collar and shirtfront drawn in graphite; embossed gilt-paper border; rectangular gilded (now discolored) frame.
Gallery Label:
The subject was the grandfather of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith, 1952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
