$385
Silhouette Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress, America, c. 1835, hollow-cut portrait backed with black paper and heightened with watercolor, the woman identified in inscriptions on the back of the frame as Eunice (Cross) Currier (1800-1874), 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning, mat stain, small tear u.l. The frame previously had an reverse-painted mat. The acid shadow of the mat shows on the background paper, presently there is no glass in the frame, overall toning, and a few small light and dark spots in the background.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07