Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Silhouette Self-Portrait (1789-1861)
Object Number:
Z.2340b
Date:
1842
Medium:
Etching with scratching out and brown ink inscriptions on thin card
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 cm)
frame: 9 x 7 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Marks:
Inscribed and signed below image in brown ink: "Presented to Miss Hta. Hoskins / by her humble Servant / Aug.st Edouart / Philadelphia 20th October 1842 --"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed below image in brown ink: "Presented to Miss Hta. Hoskins / by her humble Servant / Aug.st Edouart / Philadelphia 20th October 1842 --"
Description:
Silhouette: Self portrait etching in the form of a carte de visite or calling card; Bust of artist in left-facing profile; printed on rectangular cream colored card with irregular edges; inscription handwritten in ink at bottom of card; rectangular wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
