Skip to main content
A Set of Four Silhouettes
A Set of Four Silhouettes
A Set of Four Silhouettes

A Set of Four Silhouettes

Artist
Datec.1816
Object NameSilhouette
Mediumpaper, wood, brass and glass
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Height: 12 cm, Width: 10 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1949 by The Misses Farquharson.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS001664
About MeSet of four ink on paper left profile silhouettes. There are portraits of women and two of men. All four silhouettes are in black frames with oval gilt lined reserves. They hang from brass rings and clasps.

They were presented in 1949 by the Misses Farquharson of Haughton House, Alford, Aberdeenshire and are presumably portraits of their ancestors.
Chinese Flower Holder
Inlaid Jardiniere
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795
Mahogany and Brass Bracket Clock by James Sutherland
Mahogany and Brass Bracket Clock
Jas(James) Sutherland
c.1830
Image Not Available for Large Sang-De-Boeuf Vase and Cover
Large Sang-De-Boeuf Vase and Cover
Jadeite Figure of Lady
Jadeite Figure of Lady
19th Century
Carved Wood Box
Carved Wood Box
Possibly 19th century
Decascape
Decascape
Drummond Masterton
2019
Chinese Table Screen
Japanese Table Screen
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century
Chinese Printing Block
Chinese Printing Block
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Knotted Handle Ladle by John Thompson
Knotted Handle Ladle
John Thomson
c. 1981
Image Not Available for Carved Ivory Male Figure
Carved Ivory Male Figure
Image Not Available for Chinese Carving
Chinese Carving
James Cromar Watt
n.d.
Image Not Available for Japanese Wood Carving
Japanese Wood Carving
n.d.
Bronze Tripod Vessel
Bronze Tripod Vessel
James Cromar Watt
Image Not Available for Stand For Cup
Stand For Cup
Image Not Available for Chinese Carving
Chinese Carving
James Cromar Watt
n.d.
Image Not Available for Carved Wooden Stand
Carved Wooden Stand
James Cromar Watt
Image Not Available for Pair of Carved Wooden Stands (for Carved Oyster Shells)
Pair of Carved Wooden Stands (for Carved Oyster Shells)
James Cromar Watt
19th Century
Image Not Available for Man With Scroll On Stand
Man With Scroll On Stand
James Cromar Watt
'Mutton Fat' Cup On Stand
'Mutton Fat' Cup On Stand
James Cromar Watt
Double Peach on Stand
Double Peach on Stand
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Image Not Available for Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup on Stand
Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup on Stand
Hu Xingyue
Qing Dynasty, late 17th - early 18th century
Image Not Available for Large Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup on Stand
Large Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup on Stand
Hu Xingyue
Qing Dynasty, late 17th - early 18th century
Deeply Carved Cup on Stand
Deeply Carved Cup on Stand
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th century
Ruyi or Ju-I Sceptre On Stand
Ruyi or Ju-I Sceptre On Stand
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period, 1821-1850