Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Mrs. Martha Ramsay Cruger: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2433
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay and overmat
Dimensions:
image height: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
sheet: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.7 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription in graphite: on back: "Martha Ramsay / Mrs. John Cruger / grandmother / . . . [?]"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed in graphite: "Martha Ramsay / Mrs. John Cruger's / grandmother"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from white paper affixed to oval black paper backing with applied black paper border.
Gallery Label:
This portrait represents the wife of John Cruger, Sr. (1677-1744) or the wife of a descendant of his.
Credit Line:
Schell Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
