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American 19th Century

Portrait of a Brother and Postmortem Sister, c. 1850

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Medium

ambrotype with applied color

Dimensions

image (visible): 9 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
mat: 10.8 × 8.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
case: 11.9 × 9.7 × 1.4 cm (4 11/16 × 3 13/16 × 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

Accession Number

2023.146.23

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

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Inscription

by unknown hand, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 8ELH; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC135

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.

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