Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2377
Date:
c. 1824
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, mounted on card
Dimensions:
card: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on back: "Cut with Scissors / BY / MASTER HUBARD / WITHOUT / Drawing or Machine"
Inscriptions:
Verso stamped: "Cut with Scissors / BY / MASTER HUBARD / WITHOUT / Drawing or Machine."
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; cut by hand from coated black paper and mounted on thick, beige paper.
Gallery Label:
The Society of American Foresters, a national scientific and educational organization, was founded in 1900.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
