Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2528
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay, and black ink and graphite
Dimensions:
frame: 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 1/2 in. ( 13.7 x 11 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine from cream paper with black paper backing; details of hair and costume drawn in ink and graphite on margins of cut-out;brown kraft paper backing; rectangular wood frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
