Portrait of a Woman
c. 1850
Artist, American, 1825 - 1905
Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image (visible): 5.1 × 3.9 cm (2 × 1 9/16 in.)
mat: 5.8 × 4.5 cm (2 5/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 7.4 × 6.2 × 1.8 cm (2 15/16 × 2 7/16 × 11/16 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.17
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on brass mat, upper right embossed: J. P. BALL / CINCINNATI; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF14C-2 / 5.41 GKU