Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mary Ann Abeel: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2574
Date:
1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay, and black ink
Dimensions:
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 9.2 cm )
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "T. P. JONES / FECIT"
inscribed in pencil: on back: "Aunt Mary"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "T.P. JONES / FECIT"; verso inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Aunt Mary"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from circular sheet of beige paper; hair drawn in ink on margin of cut-out; detached black paper backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
