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Summary
Transfer; Manuscript Division, Library of Congress; 1912; (DLC/PP-44431).
Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century.
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Date
01/01/1829
Contributors
Day, Augustus, artist
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
