Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2490
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out stitched to a black paper underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.9 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; image cut from lightweight cream paper stitched to rectangular black paper backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
