How were these miniature silhouettes displayed?

Owners hung framed wall art in parlours or wore them close to the heart as jewellery pieces like rings and brooches. Their small scale suited intimate domestic spaces and personal adornment.

How do I date an antique silhouette?

Dating relies on costume details such as bonnets, cravats, and hairstyles, alongside framing materials like ebonised wood and brass bezels. Inscribed versos and signatures from known profilists also provide precise chronological markers.

What is the difference between cut paper and painted silhouettes?

Cut paper versions involve snipping black paper with scissors or knives, sometimes laid against a contrasting background. Painted examples utilise dark ink, pigment, or reverse painting on glass to build the profile.

Why do some silhouettes include gold highlights?

Artists added gold leaf to delineate fine clothing details, jewellery, and hair accessories against the flat black profile. This technique added depth and caught the candlelight in dimly lit rooms.

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These antique silhouette miniature works capture fleeting likenesses in profile, offering a direct, intimate encounter with Georgian and Regency sitters.

1843 Cut Silhouette of Cyrus Lomas by Skeolan

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