Barbara Frietchie

1858

Jacob Byerly

Associated Names
Jacob Byerly

Artist, American, 1807 - 1883

The image shows an older woman in a half-body portrait, sitting and facing forward with her body slightly angled to the side. She has prominent cheekbones, a prominent nose, and deep-set eyes. She wears a white bonnet cap, a dark shawl or cloak, a lighter-colored garment, and a white scarf tied below her chin. Her hands are clasped, with one gloved hand visible. She wears a necklace with multiple strands of pearls around her neck. The backdrop is plain and dark. The image is bordered with a gold frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 6.5 × 5.2 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
    mat: 8.3 × 6.9 cm (3 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.)
    case (closed): 9.4 × 8.2 × 2 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Byerly Family; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC103

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