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Lot 71

Sale 5190 - Collect: Americana
Sep 21, 2023 7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,500 - 2,500
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$1,197
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Lot Description

A collection of twenty silhouettes; Various artists, first-half 19th century

Comprising a bust of a woman, a bust of a bonneted woman by Augustus Day (~1800-1845), a bust of the gentleman Captain Edward Rhodes by William Bache (1771-1845), a bust of gentleman John Mears by William Bache (1771-1845), a bust of a woman by Timothy Gladding (1775-1846), a bust of woman Betsey Hackett by Everet Howard (1787-1833), a bust of a boy by Everet Howard (1787-1833), a bust of a man Dr. Nicholas Schuyler by T.P. Jones (19th century), a bust of the gentleman R.E. Hackett by Master Hankes (19th century), a bust of a gentleman Amos Nicholous by R.K. Cummings (~1843), a bust of a woman by William King (1785-1809), a bust of a gentleman by Henry Williams (1787-1830), a joint pair of busts of a gentleman and woman by Henry Williams (1787-1830), a bust of a gentleman Samuel French by Charles Wilson Peale (1741-1827), a bust of a woman Anna Hannah Richardson by Charles Wilson Peale, a bust of a gentleman J. Paxson by Charles Wilson Peale, a bust of woman by Peale, a bust of gentleman by Peale, and a bust of a woman by Peale; all matted and/or framed.

H: 5 1/2 in. W: 8 1/3 in. (largest, sight)

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Collection of L. Delmar and Susan Burrows Swan, Wilmington, Delaware.
Susan B. Swan was a needlework scholar and author. She served for many years as a curator at Winterthur Museum.

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