An Antique Silhouette of Hannah Sleeper (ME, 1748-1832)

Ink on paper, unsigned, first quarter of the 19th century, retaining a printed obituary notice to the verso, presented under glass in the likely original ebonized and gilt frame.

A prominent member of the Quaker community in Vassalboro, Maine, Hannah Sleeper, widow of Moses Sleeper, passed away on August 11, 1832.

Toning to sheet.