Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
ca. 1825
Medium
wove paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 1 11/16 in. (7.9 × 4.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11 × 8.7 cm)
Description
Hollow-cut silhouette unspecified member of the Dickey family, possibly Mary Jackson Dickey, Margaret Irvine Dickey, or Helen Dickey. Silhouette faces proper left or the viewer's right and is created by a darker sheet of paper placed under a light colored paper that has had a negative image traced and then cut away. Paper is brittle and faded from light damage. At bottom center in pencil is [5]. There are no marks on the back.
Place made
Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Type
silhouettes
portraits
Topic
Art
Families
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.21.2.6
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574d29871-1a6f-4764-9949-aea100267647

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