Barber, M. S.

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Introduction:

Though listed in Mrs. Nevill Jackson's Dictionary of Silhouette (1938) as M. S. BARBER, in all probability, as McKechnie suggests, Jackson mistranscribed 'Mr.' as  'M.S'. The work was a plain black bust-sized profile of a man signed on the rear and inscribed "cut in half a minute" and dated 1824.

As 2022 research discovered, 1824 newspaper advertisements placed by "Mr. C. L. Barber", offering silhouettes cut in "half a minute" - or less, it's safe to support McKechnie's theory that "M.S." Barber was actually "Mr." Charles Lewis Barber (1797-1845) a freehand cutter of some merit who was known to be working between 1822 and 1841.

Revised 26 October 2022 (Brian Wellings)

Additional research about M. S. Barber:

Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)

Barber, M. S. (McKechnie Section 1)