Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Dr. Matson Smith (c.1750-c.1820): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2392
Date:
c. 1800-1820
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out with black textile underlay, graphite and white gouache
Dimensions:
frame: 4 5/16 x 3/4 in. ( 11 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; shading and details of facial features and costume in graphite and white pigment; in convex oval window of rectangular wood frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
