Silhouettes of the Whittlesey Family, 1824
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Silhouette
Date Made
1824
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artist identified in inscription only as "D."
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.958.308
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Silk (Textile)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Cutting (Shaping or dividing)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 1.125 in
Length: 13.25 in
Inscriptions
handwritten, front, under each space:
Mr. Eliphalet Whittlesey / died the 7th of Sept. / 1823. Aged 46 / years
Pamela / Whittlesey. / Aged 41 years
Com. / Whittlesey. / Aged 23 years + Milicent / his wife Aged 22.
Andrew Whittlesey / died the 6th of Aug. / 1822. Aged 19 years.
Austin Whittlesey / Aged / 19 years
Lucius Whittlesey / Aged / 18 years
Watson Whittlesey / Aged / 16 years
Emeline Whittlesey / Aged / 13 years
Chauncey Whittlesey / Aged / 11 years
Charles Whittlesey / died the 13th of Sept. / 1816 Aged 15 / months
Henry Whittlesey / Aged 7 years
Mary Whittlesy / Aged 5 years
George Whittlesey / Aged 3 years
performed / D. 1824
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