Silhouette of a Lady

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Silhouette of a Lady
Datec. 1830–1840
PlaceUnited States
MediumBlack ink with brown and white chalk delineation on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 3 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.239
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
ProvenanceJacob Paxson Temple (1880–1924), Tanguy, Pennsylvania; consigned to [The Anderson Galleries, New York, “The Jacob Paxson Temple Collection,” sale 1626, January 23–28, 1922]; purchased by William C. Hogg (1875–1930), January 30, 1922; by descent to Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, by 1969.
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