Profiles of the Past

The Profiles of the Past project is being developed by The Brunswick Town Charitable Trust and The Regency Town House Heritage Centre, who are co-operating with members of the Silhouette Collectors Club.

Our project begins with a period of research, involving silhouette experts, to arrive at a definitive list of objects and records that tell the story of the silhouette in the UK.

Leading historians will contextualise silhouette history in relation to themes such as: costume, family and home, social history, colonialism, conflict and war; these last topics being designed to cater to blind veterans, as well as others interested in military history.

These themes will permeate the exhibitions and website described below.

We will also specifically explore Brighton’s silhouette heritage; the trade catering to fashionable visitors and the growing number of silhouette booths that helped ordinary people to capture the memory of their day at the seaside.