A group of three silhouettes: Chief Justice and Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan Black and a child, The child dated, "1834," the pair circa 1850s

The first two, identified as Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) and his wife, Mary Forward Black (1819-1897), together with a third full-length watercolor and ink profile of a little boy, signed, "TD," and identified on verso as "William Dodd, when 5 years old" and dated, "Dec. 25th 1834."

5 3/4 in. x 4 3/5 in. (largest, sight)

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Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.

Note

Black served as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court and as Attorney General and Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President James Buchanan.

Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.

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A group of three silhouettes: Chief Justice and Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan Black and a child, The child dated, "1834," the pair circa 1850s

5 3/4 in. x 4 3/5 in. (largest, sight)

Provenance

Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.

Note

Black served as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court and as Attorney General and Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President James Buchanan.

Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.

Collect: Americana

A group of three silhouettes: Chief Justice and Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan Black and a child, The child dated, "1834," the pair circa 1850s

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A group of three silhouettes: Chief Justice and Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan Black and a child, The child dated, "1834," the pair circa 1850s