Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Aunt Mercy: Silhouette
Title
Aunt Mercy: Silhouette
Date
1840-1870
Medium
Black ink on board
Dimensions
cardboard: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 7 cm )
image height: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; stamped/;printed (?) in black ink on rectangular piece of cardboard.
Object Number
Z.2454