Portrait of a Woman

1860s

James Presley Ball

Associated Names
James Presley Ball

Artist, American, 1825 - 1904

The image depicts a woman standing next to a wooden balustrade. She faces forward with her right hand resting on the railing. The woman has straight dark hair parted in the middle, and wears a full-skirted dress with a light-colored lace collar. She has a chain around her waist and a brooch at her neckline. The background is plain, with a patterned carpet on the floor. The photograph is vintage, with the name and address "J.P. Ball, 30 W. 4th St" stamped at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.9 × 5.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 10.3 × 6.2 cm (4 1/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.174.29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount embossed: J. P. BALL / 30 W. 4TH ST; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: G-MR0046; bottom right: 918

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