Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Master in Chancery: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2533
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out laid on card
Dimensions:
frame: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 7 1/2 in. ( 19 cm )
Marks:
black pen and ink inscribed labe: lower center: "E. S. Wilds"
typewritten label: lower right: "Master in Chancery."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center on affixed label in brown ink: "E. S. Wilds"; at lower right typewritten on affixed label: "Master in Chancery."
Description:
Silhouette: Half-length bearded male figure in top hat, in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on cream paper; rectangular black-painted wood frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
