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Artist and assistant in studio

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1860
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 1/4 inches (9.22 × 15.88 × 0.64 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.22 × 7.95 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.34
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of man in profile wearing a long jacket leaning over table with brush in hand. Another man stands at the right edge of the frame and looks on. There is a small vase filled with flowers and papers scattered on the table. On the wall above hang frames and supplies. This sixth plate ambrotype is housed in a brass mat inside of case with a red velvet embossed liner.Provenance
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;   
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to  The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
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