Frank. Frederick. Alice.

1865

Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown

Associated Names
Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown

Artist, American, active 1860s

The image shows three children sitting closely together in a row. The child on the left is labeled "Frank" and wears a checkered shirt under overalls. In the center is "Frederick," dressed in a dark buttoned shirt with a white collar. On the right is "Alice," wearing a checkered dress. Each child has a different hairstyle and expression. The backdrop is plain, and the names "Frank," "Frederick," and "Alice" are at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.3 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center on mount printed in black ink: FRANK. FREDERICK. ALICE.; on verso, upper center printed in black ink: "THE CHILDREN OF THE BATTLE FIELD." / This is a copy of the Ferrotype found in the hands of / Sergeant Humiston of the 154th N.Y. Volunteers as he / lay dead on the Battle Field of Gettysburg. / The copies are sold in furtherance of the National / Sabbath School effort to found in Pennsylvania an / Asylum for dependent Orphans of Soldiers; in memorial / of our Perpetuated Union.; center: W. T. & B. / WENDEROTH, TAYLOR & BROWN / 912-914 / Chestnut Street / Philadelphia.; lower center: This Picture is private property, and cannot be copied / without wronging the Soldiers' Orphans for whom it is / published. / Philadelphia, Sept. 23d 1865. / J. Francis Bourns.

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