Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
1865
Z.2603
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Luce Center
William Tappan: Silhouette
Title
William Tappan: Silhouette
Date
1793
Medium
Gray wash and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions
sheet: 12 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 32.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description
Silhouette: Life-size (?) right-facing profile of male subject; ink wash within graphite outline on paper with handwritten inscription below.
Credit Line
Gift of John K. Wright, 1945
Object Number
Z.2469
Marks
inscription: on front: "William Tappan Pittsfield / 1793"
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "William Tappan Pittsfield / 1793"
Gallery Label
This profile portrait is one of about two dozen found among the papers of Benjamin Tappan, great-grandfather of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
