Athey Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.
and signed samuel metford fecit, overleigh, 1845.
samuel metford was a prominent silhouette artist born in glastonbury somerset in 1810, he moved to america in 1834 to continue his art until 1844 when he came back to england, metford was taught by augustin edouart, the best french exponent of silhouette profiles.
provenance:- bought from their decendants, the family depicted are thought to be the simpson family, relatives of the Gilletts, a wealthy family who owned overleigh house, street, somerset and the family tree has been drawn on the back of the silhouette.
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size 18" x 16" (all sizes approx.)
Athey Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Large Silhouette by Samuel Metford
