Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2510
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out with gray wash, gold metallic pigment, and gouache, laid on card
Dimensions:
frame: 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 1 in. ( 39.4 x 27.6 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 9 in. ( 22.9 cm )
Marks:
frame inscription: "Olds coll. II" in graphite
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male figure in left-facing profile; cut out from hand-coated black paper, adhered overall to cream card backing; hair and details of costume in gold; wash used to indicate ground plane; rectangular gilded frame with cream mat.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
