Portrait of a woman
Artist
Eliza Balch
(American, ca. 1798 - 1871)
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
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)
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 number2019.22.1
SignedOn mat recto, lower right, stamped: "E. BALCH'S / 123 BOWERY"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, behind plate, in pencil: "Reglassed + resealed / lightly cleaned (had been cleaned before) / 8/7/10 / EEW Lanc., PA"
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DescriptionImage of young woman with hair pulled back seated with hands in lap. She wears a long-sleeved dress with a pleated skirt and lace collar with a bow; a patterned shawl is draped over her shoulders. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in of an oval brass mat inside of an embossed leather-covered case with gold tooling and an embossed red velvet liner. The case depicts a barefoot woman wearing a dress spreading flowers from her basket.ProvenanceHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 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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