Item Info

Language: German
Physical Description: Fifteen leaves + 1 two-leaf letter
Category: Silhouettes
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Modern four-flap enclosure includes 15 silhouettes and one needlework sample. There is a note from Charles Sessler addressed to Ellen Shaffer dated September 30, 1968. No. 1 is a printed facimile letter with a silhouette of Gilbert Stuart dated 1805. The rest of the contents are listed below.

Contents: There are 15 silhouettes and one needlework sample in this manuscript. (Includes a notes from Charles Sessler who examined the items)

• Gilbert Stuart Silhouette and Autograph Facsimile
• Silhouette of matronly lady [on laid paper]
• Silhouette of a young girl [no background color]
• Silhouette of Anne Mather, 8 mo 1836
• Silhouette of Elizabeth Parry
• Silhouette of a young girl
• Silhouette of a young girl [no black background]
• Silhouette of an older woman [museum stamp; no background]
• Silhouette of a gentleman [museum stamp]
• Silhouette [marked "N C Rogers Married 1822"]
• Silhouette of an older gentleman [marked "Cut with cut hands--by M.A. Honewell"]
• Needle work of a rose bud and 2 cinquefoil flowers in blue
• Silhouette of a young man [no background color]
• Silhouette of a young man [no background color]
• Silhouette of a young woman [no background color]
• Silhouette of a young woman [color background loosely sewn to the paper]
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Associated Names: Stuart, Gilbert
Creation Place State/Province: State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 21.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP Borneman Ms. 168