Portrait of Two Women

c. 1858

Ball & Thomas

Associated Names
Ball & Thomas

Artist, American, active 1850s - 1870s

James Presley Ball

Artist, American, 1825 - 1904

Two women are depicted in the image, sitting side by side. Both women are shown from the waist up, facing slightly towards the camera. The woman on the left has dark, long hair tied with a headscarf, and wears a dark, textured shawl over a long-sleeve garment. She is holding a fur wrap on her lap. The woman on the right has light-colored hair with a hat partially covering it, is dressed in a light checkered shawl and a dark dress or top with buttons, and holds a scarf or piece of clothing in her hand. The image is enclosed in an ornate gold frame, with a plain and neutral background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower left embossed: BALL & THOMAS / 120 W 4TH. ST. CIN. O; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF14D


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