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Silhouette, Pheasant on a Scrub-Tree

This is a Silhouette. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is silhouette of black paper on white 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

8.5 × 8.8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Silhouette, Pheasant on a Scrub-Tree; silhouette of black paper on white paper mount; 8.5 × 8.8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-80-c

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