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Collection of seven (7) silhouettes, including a Martha Ann Honeywell silhouette, and 2 engravings including Sam Houston and Davy Crockett. 1st item: Martha Ann Honeywell (New Hampshire, 1787-1848) cut paper silhouette on paper depicting a gentleman. Ink inscription reading "Cut by M, Honeywell with the Mouth" below image. Housed under glass in a burl wood frame. Sight – 3 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W. Framed – 6 1/4" H x 5 1/2" W. 2nd item: Watercolor on paper full-length silhouette with gilt accents depicting a gentleman with crossed arms in a military uniform and a sword, his left leg pointed slightly outwards on a naturalistic patch of ground. Unsigned. Matted and housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 10 5/8" H x 7 1/4" W. Framed – 15 1/4" H x 12 1/8" W. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) watercolor on paper silhouettes depicting mirror images of a British officer. Unsigned. Housed under glass in lacquered frames with oval openings. Sight – 4" H x 3" W. Framed – 5 3/8" H x 4 1/2" W. 5th-6th items: Two (2) English chromolithograph silhouettes depicting the busts of a gentleman in a British officer's uniform and a woman in a early 19th century style dress. Unsigned. Housed under glass in black painted frames with gilt wood rabbet edges. Sight – 6" H x 4 3/4" W. Framed – 8 1/2" H x 7 1/8" W. 7th item: Steel-plate engraving depicting a seated Sam Houston wearing a hat and holding a cane, engraving by J.C. Buttre after a daguerreotype by B.P. Paige, circa 1858. Facsimile signature below image. Partially faded typed label indicating that it was framed in Brooklyn, NY, en verso. Sight – 7 3/4" H x 5 7/8" W. Framed – 8 7/8" H x 6 7/8" W. 8th item: Steel-plate engraving depicting the bust of Davy Crockett, engraved by T. B. Welch after a painting by Samuel S. Osgood (Massachusetts/California/Connecticut, 1808-1885). Facsimile signature below image. Housed under glass in a black painted wooden frame. Sight – 7 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Framed – 8 3/4