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Portrait of P. D. Shattuck

Artist Eliza Balch (American, ca. 1798 - 1871)
Dateca. 1865
MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 1/8 inches (9.37 × 5.41 cm)
Mount: 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 inches (9.98 × 6.05 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.3
SignedPrinted on mount verso, center, in black ink: "CARTES DE VISITE / BY / E. BALCH. / 123 Bowery, N Y / No."
Inscribednone
MarkingsHand-written notation on slip of paper, in black ink: "Truly yours, [? Possibly - P.D. Shattrich. / Gill, Mafs]"
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DescriptionCarte-de-visite image of mustachioed man wearing a suit with a long jacket standing with his arm resting on an ornately carved chair. He holds a top hat in his right hand and looks towards the viewer.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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