Family Record and Silhouettes of Alvin Vining and Sarah Stone
Dateprobably 1819-1820
MediumSilhouettes; cut paper, fabric, ribbon, black printer's ink, and pencil on paper, with cardboard backing, in wood frame.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 1 5/8in. (7.9 x 4.1cm) or smaller
Other (upper panel height x width): 3 3/16 x 8 5/8in. (8.1 x 21.9cm)
Other (lower panel height x width): 6 3/4 x 8 5/8in. (17.1 x 21.9cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 12 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 1/2in. (31.8 x 27 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2002.153.0
DescriptionProfile portraits of a woman (left) and a man (right) face in other in the upper panel of a wood frame. Details of both collars and the man's hair have been added in pencil. The woman's head and a small leaf or flower in her hair have been outlined with pencil. A ribbon separates the two portraits, which may be on separate sheets. The lower panel has a border of type ornaments and letterpress and manuscript inscriptions with information regarding Alvin Vining, Sarah Stone, and their four children (see below).
Status
Not on viewLetterpress Artist of Connecticut
1813-1831