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American 19th Century

Portrait of a Man, c. 1855

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Medium

daguerreotype with applied color

Dimensions

image (visible): 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
mat: 8 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

Accession Number

2023.39.6

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Inscription

by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF12D; top edge: 38.3.JHK

Provenance

Marvin Lieber, Decatur, GA; George Whiteley, Atlanta, GA, 1980s; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD, 2018; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.

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