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Martha Washington

Martha Washington
Artist
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 09 Jul 1845
Sitter
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802
Date
c. 1803-04
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Cut coated paper mounted on paper
Dimensions
Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4")
Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4")
Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet
Book\Album
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington: Female
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2002.184.6
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view