Portrait of a Family
c. 1848
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): 9.1 × 12 cm (3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
mat: 10.8 × 14.1 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)
case (closed): 11.8 × 15 × 2 cm (4 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.18
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on velvet lining inside of case, center stamped: J.P. BALL ARTIST. / CINCINNATI.; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF014C-3