Object Details
- Description
- This small unframed hollow-cut silhouette portrait belonged to a member of the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the early 19th century. The subject of the silhouette is unknown, as it was given as a valentine to a member of the Copp family.
- The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- 1800
- ID Number
- DL.006877.01
- catalog number
- 6877.01
- accession number
- 28810
- Object Name
- silhouette
- Other Terms
- Silhouette; Pictures
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 5 1/8 in; 10.16 cm x 13.0175 cm
- place made
- United States: Connecticut
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Copp Collection
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_316250
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ada8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
