Portrait of Couple

Artist James P. Ball (American, 1825 - 1904)

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.61

SignedStamped on mat recto, bottom: "J.P. BALL CINCINNATI"

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / ORIGINAL INTACT PAPER SEAL REMOVED, COVER GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE. PLATE NOT CLEANED 3-6-1995 GSW, ATLANTA, GA."

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DescriptionHand-colored image of a woman standing with her arm around a seated man. The woman is wearing glasses and a dress with a lace collar. The man is wearing a suit with a bow tie. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a stamped oval brass mat inside of a leather case with gold trim, Johanna's Bouquet motif, and a dark purple embossed velvet liner.

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