The Jo Louise Brown Collection
Lot 32:
Description
Marked "PEALE" below, early 19th century. Hollow-cut silhouette of a husband and wife. In matching frames. 5.75" high, 4.5" wide (overall). Noted silhouette expert Peggy McClard notes on her website that this stamp is the rarest of the three known to have been used, and it may have also been used by Charles Willson Peale in his Philadelphia museum and by Rembrandt Peale in his Baltimore museum. Provenance: the collection of the late Jo Louise Brown, Zoar, Ohio. In-house shipping is available for this lot. Please see our terms for details.
Condition: Light toning and foxing; not removed from the frames for examination.
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