Collection Highlights
Dr. John Cheesman and Family with Guests: Silhouette
1840
Z.2567
Black prepared paper cut-outs, laid on beige paper with graphite, brown ink and wash, and white gouache, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bris
Object name
Bris
Date
1850-1860
Medium
Wood, lacquer, ribbon, paint, cardboard, paper
Dimensions
box: 1 x 8 1/4 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Bris
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number
1936.611ab
Marks
painted: on each guard: "LBC"
handwritten in pencil: on underside of box: "Nov. 25, 1936"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother, Lena (Angelina) Burr Corse (b. 1847), who used it as a child.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
