Portrait of a Family, c. 1848

Not on View

Medium

daguerreotype with applied color

Dimensions

image (visible): 9.1 × 12 cm (3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
mat: 10.8 × 14.1 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)
case (closed): 11.8 × 15 × 2 cm (4 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2023.39.18

Artists / Makers

James Presley Ball (artist) American, 1825 - 1905

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
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Inscription

on velvet lining inside of case, center stamped: J.P. BALL ARTIST. / CINCINNATI.; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF014C-3

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.