Silhouette of a Boy (Walter)

Unknown Artist

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Unknown Artist. Silhouette of a Boy (Walter), ca. 1840. Painted paper cutout with gold accents mounted to wove paperboard in rosewood frame, Image (sight): 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (9.2 x 6.4 cm) Frame: 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (14.6 x 11.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles, 64.82.415. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Silhouette of a Boy (Walter)

Date

ca. 1840

Medium

Painted paper cutout with gold accents mounted to wove paperboard in rosewood frame

Classification

Work on Paper

Dimensions

Image (sight): 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (9.2 x 6.4 cm) Frame: 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (14.6 x 11.7 cm)

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil below image (partially hidden by frame): "Walter"

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles

Accession Number

64.82.415

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