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Barbara A. Townshind silhouette album [graphic].
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Creator
Townshind, Barbara A.
Title
Barbara A. Townshind silhouette album [graphic].
Publisher
SCOTLAND. 1804
Date
May 1804
Physical Description
1 album (61 items and 1 drawing): silhouettes and pencil work; album 16 x 10 cm. (6.25 x 4 in.)
Description
Album containing amateurly-cut, primarily bust-length silhouettes of men and women. Majority include caricatured or non-descript features. Small number of the prints depict full-length silhouettes, including a man holding an eye glass, a man holding a book near a table, and a man holding a filled basket. Also includes a silhouette of a tall male figure and squat female figure and corresponding pencil sketch. Many silhouettes also include hair adornments and other fashion details.
Notes
Inscribed on verso of front cover: Barbara A. Townshind, Stanley Place, May 1804.
End papers and verso of back cover contain semi-legible pencil inscribed verse.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Housed in phase box.
Subject
Men.
Women.
Clothing & dress.
Genre
Albums -- 1800-1810.
Pencil works -- 1800-1810.
Silhouettes -- 1800-1810.
Sketches -- 1800-1810.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums [P.9723]
Accession number
P.9723
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Silhouette Collection
Barbara A. Townshind Silhouette Album
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