Silhouette of Sarah C. Corbit
Probably Northern Delaware
c. 1815
Measurements
5-3/4 in x 3-7/8 in x 1/2 in; sight, 4-7/8 in x 3-1/8 in
Materials
Wove paper and black ink
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation
Accession Number
1986.18
Inscription
“Sarah C Corbit / when a child of 4 years” is written in ink across the bottom of the silhouette. Genealogical information recorded in an accompanying photograph is written on the back of the frame.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. Samuel F. Pryor III.
Comments
Sarah Clark Corbit (1810-1871) was the daughter of Mary Clark and Pennell Corbit and a granddaughter of William Corbit, the builder of the Corbit-Sharp House. Sarah married Anthony Madison Higgins in 1833.
Details of the hair and neck of her clothing have been added to the silhouette in a watery black ink.
