Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Eliza Cruger: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2432
Date:
1826-1840
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay and graphite
Dimensions:
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
inscription in ink: on front: "Eliza Cruger"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Eliza Cruger"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile, hair and ribbon details added in graphite on recto ; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of lightweight cream paper with inscription in ink on verso
Credit Line:
Schell Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
