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Portrait of couple, Canton, China

Artist Milton Miller (American, 1830 - 1899)
Dateca. 1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (18.75 × 13.97 cm)
Mount: 16 5/8 × 11 3/4 inches (42.24 × 29.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.134
SignedAttributed in unknown hand on mount verso, top, in pencil: "Milton Miller."
InscribedInscribed on mount verso, top, in pencil: "1861-1862 Canton."
MarkingsOn image recto, bottom, in pencil: "9"; On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "22228".
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DescriptionImage of young woman and man seated on bench with decorative rug beneath. Both are dressed in long garments, oversized jackets, and dark headbands.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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