Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Mrs. North as a Child: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2402
Date:
c. 1805
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "W. KING"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "WKING"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; image hollow-cut by machine from beige paper with black textile underlay; oval frame of stamped sheet brass on wood.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
