Unknown Woman
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
MediumSilhouette; cut paper and black ink mounted on black paper in gilt wood frame with reverse-painted glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/2 x 1 3/8in. (6.4 x 3.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (12.1 x 7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 6 x 4 3/4 x 11/16in. (15.2 x 12.1 x 1.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (12.1 x 7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 6 x 4 3/4 x 11/16in. (15.2 x 12.1 x 1.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a woman facing right. She has a comb in her hair and is wearing a dress with a frilled collar.
Object number2009.435.0
InscribedOn verso of frame, upper right, in pencil, "Bissel"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberSubject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1830
