Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2519
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, and brown ink
Dimensions:
frame: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 0.6 cm )
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing; hair drawn in sepia on margin of cut-out; rectangular stamped sheet metal frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
