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Silhouette of Persis Sheldon (1785-1804)
c. 1804
MR.125
This silhouette of Persis, daughter of John and Persis Sheldon of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was taken in 1804, the year she died of tuberculosis at age nineteen. |
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Silhouette of Caroline Stebbins Sheldon (1789-1865)
c. 1804
1918.15.01
This profile portrait, known as a silhouette, of Caroline Stebbins (1789-1865) was cut when she was fifteen years old and a student at Deerfield Academy. |
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Silhouette of Abigail (Whitney) Chandler (1786-1833)
1808
N.223
The likeness of Abigail Whitney of Shelburne, Massachusetts, was cut from an October, 1808, issue of the local newspaper, the Greenfield Gazette, and affixed to a black sheet of paper. |
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Silhouette of Deacon Justin Hitchcock (1752-1822)
1822
1900.06.40
A small profile likeness in black paper, called a silhouette, cut rather than drawn, was an inexpensive means of preserving an image of a person in the days before the invention of the camera. |
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Silhouette of John Foster Stearns (1788-1872)
1816
N.220
This portrait provides a good example of early 19th century men's fashion. |