Two Antique Bust Length Silhouettes by Master William James Hubard, One With Previously Unrecorded Trade Label

Peggy McClard Antiques

Americana & Folk Art

A wonderful pair of cut & paste silhouettes cut by Master Hubard when he was 13 and possibly 14. Trade Label No. 3 backs the child and is thought to have been used by the end of 1823 when Hubard was thirteen. The label backing the woman is a previously unrecorded label (I always love those!) again without reference to Hubard's age, but referring to him as "The Celebrated Little Boy". My belief is that he was referred to as a child or little boy through his fourteenth year. These silhouettes were purchased unframed from the same source and appear to have been kept, unframed, in a flat, clean, place for the last 185 years. Framed together in a wonderful period black painted frame measuring 9 3/4" x 8 1/4". These are exceptional examples of his early work.

(#3393) $750

Please see the Silhouettist Biographies page for more information about Hubard.

Trade Label No. 3 From Verso Of Child

Previously Unrecorded Trade Label From Verso Of Woman