Pair of Silhouette Portraits of a Black Couple

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Pair of Silhouette Portraits of a Black Couple, possibly Ohio, c. 1840, watercolor and graphite on paper, cut-out bust-length profile portraits laid onto card, figure sizes 3 x 2, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in., in period carved and molded giltwood frames, with a fragment of a Cincinnati framer's label affixed to the reverse.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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