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Portrait of Orlando Ballou, California gold miner
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Portrait of Orlando Ballou, California gold miner

Book TitlePortrait of Orlando Ballou, California gold miner
Exhibition TitlePortrait of Orlando Ballou, California gold miner
Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1854
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 1/2 × 9/16 inches (15.24 × 24.13 × 1.43 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2008.13.24
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man identified as Orlando Ballou standing next to a horse. The bearded man is dressed in a wide brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt, pants, and boots. He rests his left hand on the horse's embellished leather saddle. This half plate ambrotype is housed in a brass mat with a burgundy velvet liner inside of a traditional brown case with gold tooling along the perimeter.
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