Silhouette Miniatures Collection with Notable Figures (1770-1859)
A collection of four silhouette miniatures in birdseye maple frames, noted verso, I. Ann Lucas 1770-1836, II. William Lucas 1770-1834, III. Lady Sarah Lennox 1745-1826 (daughter), Duke of Richmond, married General George Napier in 1781, IV. Hon. Henry Edward Fox (1802-1859) 4th and last Lord Holland (aged 3 years), Largest 8.27 in. x 7.09 in. overall
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- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
- Maple - Maple, native to North America, is a dense heavy timber from light to yellow-brown in colour. It has very little distincive graining unless it is one of the variants such as birds-eye maple or burr maple, so was not used extensively for furniture in 18th and 19th century, where cabinetmakers and designers preferred timbers with more distinctive features such as mahogany, walnut, rosewood and oak.
Birds-eye maple has a seres of small spots linked by undulating lines in the grain, is highly sough and is used as a decorative veneer. Burr maple has larger and irregular grain swirls than birds-eye maple.
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- silhouettes 145
