Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Luce Center
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2442
Date:
1802-1825
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 13 x 10.5 cm )
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "MUSEUM"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of the children of Henry A. Stimson, through Miss Dorothy Stimson, 1942
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
