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Culture:American
Title:silhouette: Woman in black dress
Date Made:19th century
Type:Drawing
Materials:paper
Place Made:United States
Measurements:Frame: 5 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5/8 in; 14.3 x 11.7 x 1.6 cm; Sheet: 4 7/8 x 3 15/16 in; 12.4 x 10 cm
Accession Number:  HD 68.176
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Silhouettes were the most expedient and inexpensive form of portraiture available to New Englanders in the early 19th century. Profiles were so cheap, costing about ten cents apiece, that an artist's profit was dependent on making them as quickly as possible. Miniature silhouette, drawn and painted on, of a lady in a black dress with a lace collar and cap that has the initials "AP". This might be Anna Claypole Peale (1791-1878).

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