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CultureUnknown
Titles
- [Family Outside Home]
Datec. 1865
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsImage: 6 × 7 5/16 in. (15.2 × 18.6 cm)
Plate: 6 × 7 5/16 in. (15.2 × 18.6 cm)
Plate: 6 × 7 5/16 in. (15.2 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Object number2020.497
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Depicting more than is typically found in studio portraiture of the time, this ambrotype presents rich details of a large family and their staff, their home and surrounding landscape, and even their political affiliations. Visible in the center-left of the image is a Union flag with a 36-star design that became the official flag of the United States on July 4, 1865.
Provenance[Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Cirencester, United Kingdom, 19th & 20th Century Photography China, Formosa & Japan Military Cased Images, Lot 119, December 16, 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
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