Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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James Duane (1733-1797): Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2458
Date:
c. 1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with faded black textile underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on front: "Duane"
embossed: below bust: "PEALE'S MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Duane"; embossed at lower center: "PEALES MUSEUM", below a spread eagle
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of beige paper with black (now faded) textile backing.
Gallery Label:
James Duane was the first mayor of New York City after the Revolution and served in that office from 1784 to 1789.
Credit Line:
Gift of the children of Henry A. Stimson, through Miss Dorothy Stimson, 1942
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
