William Henry Bush, Son of Richard Platt Bush

c. 1840

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 7 × 5.8 cm (2 3/4 × 2 5/16 in.)
    mat: 8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
    case: 9.2 × 7.8 × 1 cm (3 5/8 × 3 1/16 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2023.146.17

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. William Frederick Holcombe [1827-1904], New York. Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Dr. William Frederick Holcombe, second cousin of sitter, inside of case behind daguerreotype in brown ink: Daguerreotype / of / Wm Henry Bush / son of / Rich.d Platt Bush / 12 Dec. 1890 / W.F. Holcombe / 1890 / 54. E. 25th St., NY; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC118B

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