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Simeon Chapman
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Simeon Chapman

Dateearly 19th century
MediumSilhouettes; cut paper and graphite on black painted paper in wood frame with metal hanger
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/8 x 1 1/4in. (6.7 x 3.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4in. (10.8 x 8.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 x 4 x 1/2in. (12.7 x 10.2 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length profile portrait of a boy, facing left. He is wearing a shirt with a high collar and a ruffled front.
Object number1985.204.2
MarkingsOn verso of frame, on gummed label, printed in black ink, "Caution / Framed with Old Glass"InscribedOn verso of frame, on old gummed label, in black ink, "SimeoN / ChApMAN"; on frame, lower left, in pencil, "X.1985.324.2"
On View
Not on view
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1985.204.1  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Unknown
early 19th century
Gift of Kate L. Lord and Mary F. Lord, 1929.1.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
late 18th-early 19th century
Gift of Kate L. Lord and Mary F. Lord, 1929.1.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
late 18th-early 19th century
Gift of Misses Mary F. and Catherine L. Lord, 1933.7.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Unknown
late 18th-early 19th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1973.117.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Unknown
probably mid 19th century
Family Record and Silhouettes of Alvin Vining and Sarah Stone
Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
probably 1819-1820
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1986.283.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Unknown
about 1830
Gift of Miss Ruth G. Woodis, 1975.83.5  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1832
Gift of the New Hampshire Historical Society, 1992.59.2, Connecticut Historical Society, public…
Letterpress Artist of Connecticut
about 1827
Gift of Mary F. Lord and Katherine L. Lord, 1938.24.72  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Todd
early 19th century