Adeline Purnell
c. 1880
American 19th Century
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image (visible): 20.5 × 15 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
mat: 33.4 × 28.2 cm (13 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.39.93
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Maryland family estate; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD, c. 1980; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by unknown hand, on paper found inside of frame in black ink: Adeline Purnell [missing paper] 21- / [missing paper] / 22 ys. [illegible] / handkerchief in which / the picture is framed, is one she used / to wear. She never wore anything else / except such handkerchief as a head / gear, except possibly to her church. / She belonged to the Purnell Family of ^ Eastern Shore, Maryland / and came to us when 14 to 16 yrs. old, having / received her freedom by the Purnell’s will.; on verso of mat, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 1 Plain Shagron [?] / Gilt 1 1/2 #5008 F. G. $1.25 [crossed out] / show 1/2 in White matt 4 1/4 width to show / White & Gilt frame $1.50