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1961

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Silhouette, Child with a Lion and Other Animals

This is a Silhouette. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is silhouette of white paper, cut out, on green paper mount. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

16.7 × 21.2 cm (6 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Silhouette, Child with a Lion and Other Animals; silhouette of white paper, cut out, on green paper mount; 16.7 × 21.2 cm (6 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-79

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