Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Richard Van Buren (b. 1790)
Object Number:
1947.47[dup]
Date:
1823
Medium:
thin, beige wove paper, with watercolor; black textile
Dimensions:
frame: 9 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 24.4 x 21.3 x 2.2 cm )
image: 6 x 4 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back of frame: "Maria Fowler Van Buren born in / New York 1790 - wife of Richard Van Buren / her Silhouette - Taken in / Philadelphia 1823 - on her Wedding Journey"
Description:
Silhouette: Half-length, seated female figure, hollow-cut from beige paper, with details, including hair, collar, book, and chairback, painted in black, red and yellow watercolor; black textile backing; rectangular wooden frame.
Gallery Label:
Richard Van Buren and Maria (Fowler) Van Buren had their silhouettes made in Philadelphia while on their wedding journey in 1823.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Miss Anne C. Hood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
