Collection Highlights

Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform

Date:

1942-1945

Object Number:

1946.89a-c

Medium:

Wool, silk, metal

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Title

Unidentified Man: Silhouette

Date

1770-1800

Medium

Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper

Dimensions

image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm ) sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm )

Description

Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; black cut-out silhouette on rectangular sheet of cream paper.

Object Number

Z.2489

Marks

inscription in pencil: on back: "Early silhouette"

Inscriptions

Verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Eng. silhouette", possibly indicating English origin

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.