2018.87: Untitled (mixed race boy)
PhotographsA boy of possibly early teenage years, is nicely dressed in a buttoned-up shirt, bow tie, dark vest and jacket, with a handkerchief in his right pocket. His face is slightly hand-colored for a life-like appearance. His wavy hair is combed back, he holds a solid posture while facing forward, mouth closed with no smile, his light eyes look toward the viewer. One arm leans against a table on the right with a closed hand. Soft diffuse light enters from the upper right. The background is undescribed. Dust is evident inside the case or perhaps in the emulsion.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2018.87
- People
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James Presley Ball, Sr., American (Frederick County, Virginia 1825 - 1904 Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Title
- Untitled (mixed race boy)
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- c. 1854-1860
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/361684
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Sixth plate Daguerreotype
- Technique
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 9 × 8 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower left of brass mat, stamped: J. P. BALL / CINCINNATI
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [Greg French Early Photography, Jamaica Plain, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Kenyon C. Bolton III Fund
- Accession Year
- 2018
- Object Number
- 2018.87
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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