Silhouette
- Title:
- Miss S. Homans
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1957.044.197
- Creator:
- Hammond, Harry P.
Artist - Date:
- 1885
- Description:
- Silhouettes. Portraits of Miss S. Homans, by Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955), 1885. Pencil on paper. Double-sided, bust-length profiles of a woman, facing right with hair up; wearing a high-neck dress. Two lines on the back of sitter's head with the pencil inscriptions: "Original", "L wanted", and "L.W." Pencil inscription lower center: "Miss S. Homans / Dec. 21, 1885. H.P. Hammond." Image on reverse could possibly be a different sitter; has more pronounced nose and mouth with an "x" over them. Hair is more styled and worn at the back of the head; also sitter possibly has bow tied, or lace frill on bodice. No inscriptions. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-18.8 W-14.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Emma Clapp Hammond (1880-1973), wife of Harry P. Hammond (1867-1955).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma C. Hammond
- Subjects:
- Homans, S
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