Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Album containing six silhouettes
Object Number:
Z.2563a-f
Date:
1822-1825
Medium:
Thin cream wove paper; black textile; cream wove paper, pen and ink in a sewn binding, decorative paper covers,
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 18.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
graphite inscription: inside front cover: "Mar. 16. 1943/Wilbur Fund"
Description:
Album containing six silhouettes, each the bust of a male subject hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
