The Smith Family

c. 1860

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    6 ambrotypes in a period frame

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 6.8 × 5.6 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    frame (each): 7.8 × 6.4 cm (3 1/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
    framed (overall): 36.3 × 41.6 × 4.1 cm (14 5/16 × 16 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2012.114.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, New York; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in black ink: Mary Jane Smith / Born Jan. 24th, 1835 / Died. April 6th 1918. / ----------- / Charles Milton Smith / Born - Aug 1st 1837 / Died Nov. 15th 1909.; top center: Elizabeth [paper is torn] Smith / Born Mar. 7th 1815 / Died Jan 2nd 1887. / ----------- / Samuel L. Smith / Born – June 24th 1859 [59 is in graphite] / Died – Mar. 13th 1917. / ----------- / Clara Belle Smith / Born – March 11th 1861 / Died. Aug. 26th 1932; top right: [page with inscription is mostly removed]; bottom left: Ellen Elisa Smith. / Born – Feb 17th 1852. / Died Nov. 8th 1872. / ----------- / Martha Ann Smith / Born - June 22nd 1848 / Died. Sept. 25th 1866; bottom center: Margaret Eliz. Smith / Born March 7th 1844. / Died. Mar. 12th 1871. / ----------- / Andrew Jackson Smith / Born - Feb 27th 1846. / Died - July 26th 1920.; bottom right: John Alex. Smith / Born - Feb. 2nd 1842. / Died - Oct. 1898 [Oct. 1898 is in graphite] / ----------- / James Wesley Smith / Born – June 19th 1840 / Died Dec. 12th 1867.

Wikidata ID

Q64144674

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