American School 19th century, Three Profile Silhouettes of Young Girls

Heightened with watercolor and ink, black painted frame.

3 ¼ in. x 2 ¼ in. (each silhouette, sight), 5 in. x 10 ¾ in. (frame)

Provenance

The Estate of a Collector, Pennsylvania.

lot 152: the paper with overall toning and some areas of discoloration or occasional smudging commensurate with age; the left-most silhouette with some small tears to upper edge of head and a small insect hole to left of torso; the middle silhouette with a couple prominent areas of insect damage / loss to the right of torso- presently with tan sheet of paper to help disguise it; the right-most silhouette with a small hole of insect damage to the right of torso; one of the black cotton backings has insect damage / loss as well; the frame is original and shows minor occasional wear and loss to paint and generally with nice crackled paint surface