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Portrait of Armstead Calvin Brown, Assemblyman and Judge, in his office, Amador County, California
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Portrait of Armstead Calvin Brown, Assemblyman and Judge, in his office, Amador County, California

Book TitleArmstead Calvin Brown, Assemblyman and Judge, in his office, Amador County, California
Exhibition TitlePortrait of Armstead Calvin Brown, Assemblyman and Judge, in his office, Amador County, California
Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1865
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsPlate (whole): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (21.59 × 16.51 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/8 × 14 1/8 × 3/8 inches (23.19 × 35.89 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 9 1/8 × 7 × 7/8 inches (23.19 × 17.78 × 2.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.54.21
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionPortrait of a bearded man seated at a desk with his legs crossed and a pen in his hand. He wears a suit and looks at the viewer with a furrowed brow. Above the desk are perfectly shelved books and small cubbies, which hold stacks of folded papers and bills. A nameplate on the center shelf reads, "AC BROWN". This whole plate ambrotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a traditional American style case (decorative paper or leather covered wooden case) with a detached lid and a burgundy velvet liner.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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