Martha Ann "Patty" Atavis and Anna Whitridge
1848
Artist, American, born Canada, 1823 - 1900
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Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype
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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 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
mat: 11 × 8.2 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
case (closed): 12.1 × 9.6 × 1.7 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 11/16 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.23
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
possibly by photographer, inside of case behind daguerreotype in black ink: Anna Whitridge / and her faithful nurse / Patty Ativis. / Taken about 1848 / Marsters Lexington St / Daguerreotypist; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF014G