Family Record and Silhouettes of Elijah and Mary Spencer
Dateabout 1827
MediumSilhouettes; cut paper, fabric, ribbon, black printer's ink, and pencil on paper, with cardboard backing, in wood frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width -left): 2 3/8 x 7/8in. (6 x 2.2cm)
Primary Dimensions (image height x width - right): 2 13/16 x 7/8in. (7.1 x 2.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 12 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 7/16in. (31.1 x 27.3 x 1.1cm)
Primary Dimensions (image height x width - right): 2 13/16 x 7/8in. (7.1 x 2.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 12 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 7/16in. (31.1 x 27.3 x 1.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the New Hampshire Historical Society
DescriptionProfile portraits of a woman (left) and a man (right) face in other in the upper panel of a wood frame. The lower panel has a border of type ornaments and letterpress and manuscript inscriptions with genealogical information.
Object number1992.59.2
NotesSubject Note; Elijah Spencer was the son of Calvin and Mehitabel Spencer. He and his wife Mary lived in Colchester.On View
Not on viewLetterpress Artist of Connecticut
1813-1831
Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
probably 1819-1820