Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Cruger Family Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2437
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 9.8 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on paper found with object: "CRUGER FAMILY"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of lightweight cream paper.
Credit Line:
Schell Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
