John R. Chiles, Uniform Rank of the Black Knights of Pythias
1905
Artist, American, 1852 - 1910
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 14.1 × 9.7 cm (5 9/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
mount: 20.3 × 15.2 cm (8 × 6 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.114
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, flea market, Maryland); Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower center of mount embossed: Geo. O. Brown / 603 NOR. 2ND ST. / RICHMOND, VA.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in black ink on applied sticker: AF062 / 817U; by sitter, upper center in black ink: From: / John R. Chiles / May 1905 [underlined] / 45 years! [underlined]