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Silhouette

ca. 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A transparent leaf with silhouettes of a group of figures between trees looking at a balloon in the sky.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Maple leaf, pricked with design in reserve
Brief description
Maple leaf silhouette. Swiss. c.1835
Physical description
A transparent leaf with silhouettes of a group of figures between trees looking at a balloon in the sky.
Dimensions
  • Irregular height: 18.5cm
  • Irregular width: 17cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Stafford Gressley
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1947, London: HMSO, 1950.
Collection
Accession number
E.357-1947

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Record createdNovember 2, 2006
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