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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Luce Center
An Actress, probably Isabella Cubas (1831-1864), in Costume
Title
An Actress, probably Isabella Cubas (1831-1864), in Costume
Date
mid nineteeth-century
Medium
Watercolor, brown and black ink, and gouache on beige paper
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (8.9 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number
Z.3602
Marks
At center on verso: Toedteberg Coll. / 168. Sept. 15, 1936; faintly in graphite: Cubas
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
