Unknown American
Hollow-cut Silhouette of a Man

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hollow-cut Silhouette of a Man
Datec. 1800–1805
PlaceUnited States
MediumWove paper with black ink
DimensionsImage: 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (6.4 × 3.6 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 3 7/8 in. (12.7 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.74.18
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg, by 1965; given to MFAH, 1974.
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