Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Mrs. Collins: Silhouette
Object Number:
1947.485
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black glass underlay, with black ink
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 13.3 x 10.5 x 1.6 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with solid black underlay; detailing in black ink on margin of cut-out; oval frame of stamped sheet brass on wood.
Gallery Label:
The subject was the great-grandmother of the subject.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
