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Description
It seemed a miracle that anyone could afford to have an accurate record of their own likeness or those of their loved ones. This portrait is an excellent example of the hundreds of thousands of portraits produced by commercial photographers in mid-nineteenth-century America. Small scale yet housed in an elaborately decorated thermoplastic case, it was intended to be carried by its owner or displayed on parlor tables or knickknack shelves.
Provenance
Estate of Robert and Joyce Feinman, Akron, OH; (Bluebird Liquidators, Fairlawn, OH), sold to Barbara Tannenbaum as agent for The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
8 × 6.9 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2022.14
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Unknown Artist
Photography • America • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery