Portrait of a Girl
c. 1850
Artist, American, 1829 - 1867
Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image (visible): 3.1 × 2.5 cm (1 1/4 × 1 in.)
mat: 4 × 4 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
case (closed): 5 × 4.5 × 1.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/4 × 9/16 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.13
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on velvet lining inside of case, center stamped: G. J. GOODRIDGE'S / EXTRA / SKY LIGHT / GALLERY / YORK PA; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF014A3