Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Judge Jan Jacob Cau: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2359
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
frame: 6 x 6 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Hon. J.J. Cau / of Ter Horst"
Inscriptions:
Verso of frame inscribed in brown ink: "Hon. J. J. Cau / of Ten Horst"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; image cut out from black laid paper, with cream wove paper secondary support; circular wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Fairchild, 1907
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
