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[Silhouette of an old woman holding up a goose to a young woman]
Summary
Silhouette drawing shows an old lady with a goat holding a dead goose by the neck up to younger woman.
Gift; Cordelia Jackson; 1935; (DLC/PP-1935:061).
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
01/01/1850
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
