A House in Old Town, Corner of High and Low Streets, Baltimore, Maryland

1863

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a brick building with a cobblestone street in the foreground. The building's brick texture and several poster advertisements on a wall to the left are visible. The image has a sepia tone and is framed in gold. A man in period clothing stands in the doorway to the right. In the distance, other building roofs can be seen. The color palette is limited to brown and grey tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
    mat: 10.8 × 8.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
    case: 11.9 × 9.5 × 1.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower center scratched into ambrotype: A House in Old Town / Corner of High & Low / 93 years old; lower right: Taken / May 23 / 1863; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KLH / 9.22; top edge: KC105

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