Unknown Girl
MakerSilhouette made by
William H. Brown
(American, 1808 - 1883)
PrinterBackground printed by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
Dateearly 1840s
MediumSilhouette and lithography; cut paper and printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in. (34.9 x 27.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in. (34.9 x 27.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1966.31.9
DescriptionA young girl stands in the interior of a room, facing right. She is wearing a short dress and pantalettes and she holds a rose in her hand. A side chair is behind her. A patterned carpet is on the floor, and a framed landscape painting is on the wall in the left background. Drapes are pulled back on either side of an open window, through which a Gothic church tower is visible above dense trees.
NotesTitle Note: The title is derived from a dealer's note on an old backboard, "Beach family of New Haven / Beach family"Subject Note: The composition of the lithographic background is nearly identical with that of the W.H. Brown portrait of T.C. Brownell (2003.325.0), but there are small but significant differences between the two, including the style of the chair, the subject of the landscape painting on the wall, and the pattern of the carpet. The size of the two printed backgrounds also varies slightly. Most significantly, the silhouette of the woman is cut paper and the Brownell portrait, though based on a cut-paper silhouette, is part of the printed lithograph. This indicates that multiple copies of the portrait of T.C. Brownell were produced. (Finlay 2/2/2009)
Status
Not on view
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