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Source Description
Apparently cut by family member William E. Bartlett, this grid of 25 silhouettes of the Barlett family are individually dated between the years 1823 and 1840. The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore owns a travel journal of one of the sitters, William E. Bartlett, Junior, dating from 1847, which details a journey through Europe.
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Document identity
localId
20240
label
25 Silhouettes of Bartlett Family
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obj
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Source metadata
id
20240
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object
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normalized
title
25 Silhouettes of Bartlett Family
description
Apparently cut by family member William E. Bartlett, this grid of 25 silhouettes of the Barlett family are individually dated between the years 1823 and 1840. The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore owns a travel journal of one of the sitters, William E. Bartlett, Junior, dating from 1847, which details a journey through Europe.
provenance
Descended through the Bartlett family to Miss Elizabeth Hallowell Bartlett, until September 1972; given to Walters Art Museum, 1972.
date
1823-1840
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CC0
language
en
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silhouettes
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
51.5
height
40.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 20 1/4 x W: 16 in. (51.5 x 40.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Front (top row from left to right): Wm. E. Bartlett Sen. 1840; Mary J. Bartlett 1840; Rebecca Bartlett 1840; John Milton Bartlett 1848; Wm. E. Bartlett Jr. 1840 (second row from left to right): Mary Bartlett 1840; Richard Bartlett 1840; Elizth. Bartlett 1840; Susan Bartlett 1840; Hannah Bartlett 1840 (third row from left to right): Hannah P. Wilson 1839; Col. Jar. Bartlett 1839; Isaac Tyson Sen. 1839; Dr. Jno. Wilson Moore of Phil. 1839; Roger Brook 1839 (forth row from left to right) Precilla James 182[3?]; [?] Milton Bartlett 1[???]; Ann James 1823; [?] E. Bartlett 18[??]; [?] Bartlett 18[??] (fifth row from left to right) Parson Hardy 1839; Amos James 1835; [?] Livingston 1835; N(?) Breson 1840; Jesse Kersey 1835.
med
cut paper mounted over black fabric
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5652
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EAN
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none
Page inventory
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