Americana & Folk Art
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Peggy McClard Antiques Americana & Folk Art |
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Wonderful American hollow cut silhouette with creative bust-line
termination and pencil embellishment along the cut edges of the
silhouette. The quality of this silhouette leads me to think it
was possibly cut by William M.S. Doyle, although I've never seen this
unusual bust line with the deep dip at the back and the strong downward
curve in the middle. She wears a small knot high at the back of
her head and held by a hair comb. The artist added a feathery note
to the silhouette with the embellishment for her hair and the curl
falling from over her forehead. Her tiny cut eyelash and profile
are beautiful. Her lace collar is depicted with light pencil
strokes and the fanciful bust line is decorated with pencil scallops.
I acquired this silhouette framed with another and glued to a wood-pulp
paper mat. I pried each of the silhouettes lightly away from the
paper mat and framed them each in their own period frames. You can
see some remnants of glue and paper at the corners of the silhouette
paper. There is toning to the paper that had been exposed to the
light while still behind the mat. There is a tear from the top of
her comb to the top edge of the paper. There is also a small tight
tear directly off the end of the bust line termination and a small bit
of paper loss where her chin meets her neck (which gives her the
appearance of having a slight double chin). The period black
painted frame measures 5 1/8" x 4 1/2", not including the brass hanging
loop. This is a very high quality American hollow cut silhouette
for a very good price. (#4776) $195 |
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