Unknown Man
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
MediumSilhouette and wood-engraviing; cut paper and printer's ink on paper on black matboard in gilt wood frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (6.4 x 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 4 3/4 x 4 x 1/2in. (12.1 x 10.2 x 1.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 4 3/4 x 4 x 1/2in. (12.1 x 10.2 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man, facing left. He is wearing a coat with a broad collar, a striped cravat, and a shirt with a high collar.
Object number2009.436.0
InscribedOn verso of frame, lower left, in pencil, accession numberNotesMedium Note: The use of a wood-engraved body in combination with the cut-paper silhouette portrait is reminiscent of the work of the Letterpress Artist of Connecticut. However, only the family registers associated with the Letterpress Artist's work were printed; the bodies and clothing of the sitters were either part of the cut-paper silhouette or were drawn by hand. (Finlay 8/31/2010)On View
Not on view
about 1830
