Silhouette of a Man

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Silhouette of a Man
Datec. 1800–1850
PlaceUnited States
MediumBlack paper with gilt highlights
DimensionsImage: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 4 1/4 in. (12.7 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.74.15
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Provenance[Village Green Antiques, Richland, Michigan]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1969; given to MFAH. 1974.
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