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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1978.93
People
William Edward Kilburn, British (active 1846-1862)
Title
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1847-1849
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/301946

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ninth plate daguerreotype
Technique
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 x 1.2 cm (2 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: case: James McNeil whistler Oct. 12
  • inscription: verso of the plate: N 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. Kennard
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
P1978.93
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
ninth plate daguerreotype

Publication History

  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997
  • Melissa Banta, A Curious and Ingenious Art: Reflections on Daguerreotypes at Harvard (Iowa City, 2000), p. 118, fig. 67

Exhibition History

  • About Face: Artist's Portraits in Photography, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/19/1997 - 10/12/1997
  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/10/2015 - 11/16/2016

Verification Level

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