More 19th Century Silhouettes © 2012

This interesting silhouette, ca. 1810, is on eBay now. It has a lousy modern frame; however, the cutting is good with added hair details. As there are too many bidders on it already, I decided to just let it ride. The bust termination is of interest. It has a notch. There is definitely a stamp under the bust by the maker. I have manipulated its size and color to get a closer look. Unfortunately, it remains to be attributed. Although the work resembles Bache somewhat, this stamp is a single line type. The stamp does resemble that from the Peale Museum, not the one with a spread eagle but that of the "Museum." Of course, it may be something else. The bust notch seems to be too large to be from the Museum. Since the oval opening hides the bust tip, I cannot tell whether the silhouette has been cut there and incomplete. If a reader wins this silhouette, please drop me a line. I am curios. What does the stamp say? Is the stamp a secondary impression where it only has the shadow of the embossment?