Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Rev. Mr. Morrell: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2390
Date:
c. 1807
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
frame: 6 x 6 x 9/16 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm )
image height: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
Marks:
inscribed in ink: below bust: "REVd Mr MORRELL."
inscribed in pencil: on back: "[Some?] 200 years / old / This Picture / belonged to Mrs. Anna / [Mott?] Mother of [Jordan?] / . . . Son and Grandson of / . . . Hopper . . ."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink wash: "REVd. Mr MORRELL."
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow cut from beige (now discolored) paper with black textilebacking; circular wood frame with gilded inner molding.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
