Historic New England

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black silk of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet, mounted in a black molded paper frame with scalloped edge and oval opening.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103797

Accession Number: 1922.150

This hollow cut, double cut (shoulder area cut separately from head) silhouette portrait of a man facing left is set over a black ground. The details for hair and waistcoat were drawn in with ink. It is mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103798

Accession Number: 1922.151

Silhouette portrait of Sybil Moseley Bingham

Hollow cut silhouette of a woman facing left. Curled tendrils of hair and frilled collar have been inked in. Mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosette decoration.

Date: 1819

Maker: Doyle, Margaret Byron, d. 1830 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 103799

Accession Number: 1924.496

Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin

Round cast terracotta medallion with a relief portrait of Benjamin Franklin wearing a raccoon skin hat, set in a round wooden frame.

Date: 1777-1779

Maker: Nini, Jean Baptiste (Sculptor)

GUSN: 103800

Accession Number: 1924.769

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a man facing left with high white collar and shirt, pencil drawn details for hair, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103801

Accession Number: 1925.652

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set on black ground of a man facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and reed borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103802

Accession Number: 1925.619

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk, mounted in an octagonal black painted wood frame.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103803

Accession Number: 1925.620

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette of a woman facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and verre eglomise matt with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103804

Accession Number: 1925.622

Pair of Silhouettes

A pair of hollow cut silhouettes set on black textile of a woman facing right and a man facing left, both mounted behind painted glass with gold borders and sprigs of foliate decoration, gilt wood frame with twisted rope border applied to the cove.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Possibly Warner, Orson C. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103805

Accession Number: 1925.623

Pair of Silhouettes

Pair of hollow cut bust length silhouette portraits set over black cloth of a woman facing right and a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103806

Accession Number: 1925.624

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a woman facing right wearing a lace collar, india ink details for hair, mounted in a painted green wood frame with verre eglomise mat with octagonal opening and double curved bustline.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Letton, Ralph (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103807

Accession Number: 1925.625

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait over a black ground of a man facing left, drawn hair and painted coat details, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosettes at corners.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103808

Accession Number: 1925.627

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait over black silk of a woman facing right, crudely painted body wearing green dress and holding a flower, mounted in a gilded wood frame. This artist is sometimes referred to as the "Puffy Sleeve" artist due to the naive but charming painted details that almost always in...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103809

Accession Number: 1925.629

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black ground of woman facing right, dress and hair details drawn in ink, mounted behind a verre eglomise mat with a gold border around opening, all in gilt wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103810

Accession Number: 1925.630

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black glass of a woman facing right, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with a foliate border around a beaded border and four rosettes.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103811

Accession Number: 1925.631

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black textile of a young boy facing right, set in a painted gold wood frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103812

Accession Number: 1925.632

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a child facing right with drawn details for hair and dress, mounted in a round painted black wood frame with verre eglomise mat with oval opening.

Date: 1793-1822

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103813

Accession Number: 1925.633

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black paper of a young child facing left, oval wood frame and verre eglomise mat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103814

Accession Number: 1925.634

Silhouette

Bust length silhouette cut from white paper and set over black paper of a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and a verre eglomise mat with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103815

Accession Number: 1925.635

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait of a man facing left with pencil drawn details for hair, collar, and vest, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame with trefoil and rosette border, white mat with oval opening and gilt border.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103816

Accession Number: 1925.636

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black cloth of a man facing right with pencil drawn details for hair and collar, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103817

Accession Number: 1925.637

Silhouette

Hollow cut full length silhouette portrait set over black cloth of a man facing right wearing a top hat, cape and holding a cane, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103818

Accession Number: 1925.638

Silhouette

Painted silhouette on white card paper of a young girl pulling a toy horse, gold paint details in hair and dress, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103819

Accession Number: 1925.639

Silhouette Portrait of Anna Woodbury

Hollow cut silhouette of Anna Woodbury set over black silk facing left, chain of blonde hair and paper heart set next to silhouette, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosettes in corners.

Date: ca. 1833

Maker: Possibly Howard, Everet (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103820

Accession Number: 1925.641

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait se over black ground of a woman facing left, mounted in a dark stained wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103821

Accession Number: 1925.642

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a molded gilded wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103822

Accession Number: 1925.643

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103823

Accession Number: 1925.644

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over black paper of a woman facing right with pencil drawn details for hair and lace collar, mounted in a molded wood frame.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103824

Accession Number: 1925.645

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black paper of a woman facing right with ink drawn hair and collar details, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders, oval opening.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103825

Accession Number: 1925.646

Silhouette

Two hollow cut bust length silhouette portraits set over black silk of a woman facing right and a woman facing left, mounted in a plain unpainted wood frame.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103826

Accession Number: 1925.648

Silhouette

Silhouette cut out of black paper and set over white paper of a man facing left, collard painted white and details of jacket and hair in black paint, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and beaded borders and four rosettes.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103827

Accession Number: 1925.649

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk of a man facing left with pencil drawn hair, collar and shirt, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103828

Accession Number: 1925.651

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette on black ground of a young woman facing right, drawn in lace collar and hair details, mounted in gilt wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103829

Accession Number: 1925.653

Wallpaper

Small fragment of wallpaper with a chain of bellflowers in tones of gray and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103469

Accession Number: 1992.57A

Textile Sample

Small fragment of silk damask with a green and peach pattern on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103470

Accession Number: 1992.57B

Textile Sample

Small fragment of woven yellow silk upholstery fabric.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103471

Accession Number: 1992.57C

Envelope

Black paper envelope imitating silk grosgrain material.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103472

Accession Number: 1992.58

Wallpaper

Sheet of paper with two wallpaper fragments and one fabric fragment affixed. Top wallpaper fragment (A) is a grasscloth, or natural color loosely woven mat. Below is a fragment of flora wallpaper (B) with roller printed pink rose, blue morning glories and green foliage on light gray ground. A sma...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103473

Accession Number: 1992.59A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, vertical green, yellow and brown stripes with a brown and yellow rose and leaves.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103474

Accession Number: 1992.60

Textile Samples

Three canvas fragments in deep purple, gold and black.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103475

Accession Number: 1992.61A-C

Textile Sample

Small textile fragment of glazed printed cotton with an abstract brown repeating flower design on a cream background.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103476

Accession Number: 1992.62

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and textile fragments affixed to both sides of a piece of paper, possibly a scrapbook or reference book page. (A) is a wallpaper fragment with Chinoiserie pattern printed in grays and browns on faux textured background. (B) and (C) are blue textile samples. (D) is a sample of wood grain...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103477

Accession Number: 1992.63A-I

Textile Sample

Small piece of woven cotton with blue, tan and green floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103478

Accession Number: 1992.64

Unused Wallpaper Frieze

Unused frieze. Black flocked stripes alternating with embossed gold stripes.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103479

Accession Number: 2008.6.1

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Two bands of dogs with surround of foliate scrolls, above and below feature simple bands of geometric ornament. Printed in blue and green on green ground.

Date: 1875

Maker: Burges, William (Designer) James Shoolbred & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103480

Accession Number: 2008.6.2

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and swags printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in maroon on a crimson, polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103481

Accession Number: 2008.6.3

Unused Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Large flowers with foliage over a stylized chain pattern, beaded border above, egg and dart border below. Printed in three pinks, three greens and gold on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103482

Accession Number: 2008.6.4

Unused Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Flocked chain of flowers and leaves with a flocked egg and dart border above and flocked stripes below. Printed in three blues, two greens, white, orange, pink, burnt orange, black and maroon on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103483

Accession Number: 2008.6.5

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused wallpaper fragment. Ashlar pattern of panels with canted corners and marble centers with vertical striped ground. Printed in brown and tan over a cream polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103484

Accession Number: 2008.6.6

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused fragment. Diagonal lines of white daisies with black centers on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103485

Accession Number: 2008.6.7

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