"Remember Me, Annie"
c. 1860
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
tintype 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): 6.5 × 5.2 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
mat: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 9.4 × 8.2 × 2 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.34
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection, Frederick, MD; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by sitter, on paper recto found inside of case in black ink: Remeber [sic] me; on paper verso: Annie; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 8.39UKL; top edge: AF19A